About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Alloys IV
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Presentation Title |
Compositionally complex alloy nanoparticles via Nanosecond Laser-Induced Dewetting |
Author(s) |
Ritesh Sachan, Vikas Reddy Paduri, Soumya Mandal, Jordan A. Hachtel, Nozomi Shirato |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Ritesh Sachan |
Abstract Scope |
Compositionally complex alloy nanoparticles (CCA NPs) have recently garnered significant attention due to their promising properties relevant to energy-related applications. However, the development of processing techniques that can fabricate CCA nanoparticles with spatial order and tunable physical characteristics, such as size and microstructure, has been challenging due to achieving homogeneous mixing of the constituent elements. Here, we discuss how pulsed laser melting of ultrathin alloy films can be a powerful yet simple and cost-effective technique for fabricating CCA NPs. Ultrathin metal films (1-30 nm) on inert substrates such as SiO2 are generally unstable, with their free energy resembling that of a spinodal system. Such films can spontaneously evolve into nanomorphologies with well-defined length scales following an ultrafast kinetics. Here, we review this laser-based experimental technique and provide examples of the resulting robust nanostructures, which can have applications in catalysis and optics. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
Keywords |
High-Entropy Alloys, Solidification, Thin Films and Interfaces |