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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
Investigations have been carried out on laser-beam-induced nanoparticle (NP) formation in thin (5 nm) Au and Ag films on indium–tin-oxide substrate. After the irradiation the films were observed to break-up into NPs through a dewetting mechanism. This mechanism was investigated as a Rayleigh-instability-driven process. In fact, for each used laser fluence, the resulting Au and Ag NPs' mean size and surface-to-surface mean distance were quantified and correlated between them in the framework of the Rayleigh-instability theory showing an excellent agreement.
Publisher: 
IET Digital Library
Publication date: 
1 Mar 2013
Authors: 

Francesco Ruffino, Egidio Carria, Salimeh Kimiagar, Isodiana Crupi, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

Biblio References: 
Volume: 8 Issue: 3 Pages: 127-130
Origin: 
Micro & Nano Letters