Title :
Fabrication of spherical-shaped submicron particles of ZnO using laser-induced melting of submicron-sized source materials
Author :
Higashi, Yu ; Tsuji, Takao ; Tsuji, Mineo ; Fujiwara, H. ; Ishikawa, Yozo ; Koshizaki, Naoto
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Mater. Chem. & Eng., Kyushu Univ., Kasuga, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
Submicron-sized spherical ZnO particles were prepared using laser irradiation for submicron-sized source particles. It was revealed that the agglomeration of the source particles is a critical factor to determine the particle size.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; laser beam effects; laser materials processing; melting; particle size; semiconductor growth; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; ZnO; agglomeration; laser irradiation; laser-induced melting; particle size; spherical-shaped submicron particles; submicron-sized source materials; Laser fusion; Laser modes; Laser theory; Materials; Radiation effects; Zinc oxide;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600560