Pulsed laser deposition of carbon nanodots

G. Muñoz, P. Homm, F. Guzmán, H. M. Ruiz, L. S. Caballero, M. Favre, M. Flores, S. Hevia

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Abstract

We present preliminary results on carbon nanodots growth using pulsed laser deposition (PLD), with a graphite target, in a low pressure argon background. In the process thin carbon films are deposited on Porous Alumina Membranes (PAM) positioned over a Silicon substrate. Reproducible carbon nanodots arrays standing on Silicon are obtained by later removal of the PAM. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to characterize the nanodots morphology. The laser carbon plasma was characterized by optical emission spectroscopy (OES), and a fast response, negative biased, Faraday cup was used to measure the characteristic energy and flux of the plasma ions depositing onto the PAM. Reliable Carbon nanodots growth was only observed with Argon background pressures below 18 mTorr.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012047
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume591
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Mar 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event15th Latin American Workshop on Plasma Physics, LAWPP 2014 and 21st IAEA TM on Research Using Small Fusion Devices, RUSFD 2014 - San Jose, Costa Rica
Duration: 27 Jan 201431 Jan 2014

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