Spatially and Time Resolved Maps of Transient Nonequilibrium States in Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquid from Large-Scale Atomistic Modeling

Synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) by pulsed laser ablation in liquids (PLAL) is a well-established environment-friendly “green” technique capable of producing large quantities of NPs at a cost competitive with chemical synthesis [1]. Tuning the characteristics of NPs produced by PLAL to the needs of practical applications, however, still presents a significant challenge and requires an improved understanding of processes defining the size distribution and internal structure of the NPs. The progress in the fundamental understanding of PLAL can be achieved most effectively through a combination of advanced spatially and time-resolved experimental probing [2] and computational exploration [3], [4] of this scientifically rich and practically relevant phenomenon.