posted on 2024-07-26, 14:11authored byArturas Vailionis, E. G. Gamaly, V. Mizeikis, Wenge Yang, A. V. Rode, Saulius JuodkazisSaulius Juodkazis
Microexplosions triggered by single femtosecond laser pulses tightly focussed inside a crystalline or amorphous host can be used to create high-pressure/density forms of nano-materials via an unconventional synthesis pathway: multiply ionized plasma, separation by diffusion, thermal quenching.