Jumping nanodroplets: a new route towards metallic nano-particles.

Authors :: Boneberg, J.
Habenicht, A.
Benner, D.
Leiderer, P.
Trautvetter, M.
Pfahler, C.
Plettl, A.
Ziemann, P.
Source :: Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing. Nov2008, Vol. 93 Issue 2, p415-419. 5p. 1 Color Photograph, 5 Black and White Photographs.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: The dewetting process, which appears upon laser-induced melting of flat nanostructures and leads to a jumping of the droplets off the surface, is used for deposition of nano-particles onto a second substrate. Limitations in materials and particle sizes are discussed and experimentally verified. The experiments show that a variety of metals can be deposited in a size ranging from tens up to several hundreds of nanometers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]