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We have successfully produced silver nanoparticles by irradiating an Ag target with a 532-nm laser beam in pure water. By working with high laser power and small spot sizes, we were able to synthesize very small spherical particles with a typical size of 2–5 nm. The influence of the beam spot size, the laser power, and the ablation time were studied, and the possible mechanisms of particle formation are discussed.
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Pyatenko, A., Shimokawa, K., Yamaguchi, M. et al. Synthesis of silver nanoparticles by laser ablation in pure water. Appl. Phys. A 79, 803–806 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-004-2841-5
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