Laser ablation in liquids for shape-tailored synthesis of nanomaterials: status and challenges

• Natalie Tarasenka

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1963–1997, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.137

• by unfocused laser irradiation as a second step. This strategy has developed into several methods usually categorized as laser-induced fragmentation, laser-induced melting, or laser-induced modification. Such multistep processes open up ways for precise manipulation and fine tuning of NP parameters

• acetone. In the latter, no nanowires were observed in contrast to the alcohol solutions. In principle, further shape control strategies in laser-induced modification can be similar to that of laser ablation of a bulk solid target in liquid. For example, to add controllability to the laser modification

• process, additional stabilizers can be added to the solution during laser-induced modification of NPs. Such an approach allowed Sebastian et al. [87] to transform silver nanospheres to nanowires by nanosecond laser irradiation in a polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) solution in ethanol. The authors underline the

Influence of laser beam profile on morphology and optical properties of silicon nanoparticles formed by laser ablation in liquid

• Natalie Tarasenka,
• Vladislav Kornev,
• Alena Nevar and
• Nikolai Tarasenko

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1533–1544, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.108

• morphology. The synthesized colloidal Si NPs are suggested for applications as a component of electrode materials in supercapacitors and batteries. Keywords: laser ablation; laser beams with Bessel, annular, Gaussian profiles; laser-induced modification; silicon nanoparticles; Introduction Silicon, due to