Coherent Laser Induced Synthesis of Rare Earth Doped Nanocrystallites of 50PbO-25Bi$_2$O$_3$-20Ga$_2$O$_3$-5BaO

TL;DR

This study demonstrates the formation of nanostructures on a specific glass surface doped with rare earth ions using multi-coherent laser beams, revealing morphology sensitivity to ion type and explaining mechanisms via coherent photoinduction.

Contribution

It introduces a laser-induced method for synthesizing nanocrystallites on doped glass surfaces with detailed analysis of morphology dependence on ion type.

Findings

Nanostructures formed on doped glass surfaces using multi-coherent lasers.

Surface morphology varies with different rare earth ions.

Layer thickness of 20-30 nm achieved.

Abstract

A principal possibility of formation the nanostructures on the surfaces of 50PbO-25Bi$_2$O$_3$-20Ga$_2$O$_3$-5BaO (doped by Eu3+, Er3+, Dy3+) is demonstrated by using multi-coherent beams. As a sources of the photoinducing coherent light we have used nanosecond Nd:YAG and Er:Yb lasers generating at 1064 nm and 1540 nm, respectively. The morphology of the photoinduced surfaces is sensitive to the type of rare earth ions. The thickness of the layer was about 20-30 nm. Possible mechanisms are explained by coherent photoinduction of the valence electrons.