ArF excimer laser-induced deposition of Ag/C nanocomposite thin films in the presence of n-Hexane

Mohammed Ashraf Gondal; Radek Fajgar; Xiaofeng Chang; Kai Shen; Qingyu Xu

doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.05.007

ArF excimer laser-induced deposition of Ag/C nanocomposite thin films in the presence of n-Hexane

Mohammed Ashraf Gondal^*, Radek Fajgar, Xiaofeng Chang, Kai Shen, Qingyu Xu

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Abstract

Ag/C nanocomposite thin films with different Ag/C molar ratios have been prepared using ArF excimer laser-induced ablation process and silver target under n-Hexane atmosphere. The morphology, crystal structure and composition of as-deposited Ag/C nanocomposite thin films were investigated with high resolution electronic microscopic techniques (including scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, respectively. Laser Raman spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy techniques were also applied to characterize the final carbonaceous products generated from n-Hexane under laser ablation process. The optical emission of the plume caused by the interaction between excimer laser and silver target in the presence of n-Hexane was studied to understand the possible reaction process. The UV-vis absorption of as-deposited Ag/C thin films, which is attributed to the surface plasmonic excitation, was also investigated in the present work.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-100
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Surface Science
Volume	311
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.05.007
State	Published - 30 Aug 2014

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Funding Information:
The support under the project of National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 51172044 ), National Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China ( BK2011617 ) and the 333 project of Jiangsu province is highly appreciated. M. A. Gondal is thankful to Deanship of Scientific Research, KFUPM for supporting this work through project # RG 1311-1 .

Keywords

Ag/C thin films
ArF excimer laser
Laser deposition
Nanocomposite

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Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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