Nanobismuth: Fabrication, Optical, and Plasmonic Properties—Emerging Applications

Figure 9

Schematic representation of laser-assisted fabrication of Bi nanostructures (a) in vacuum, (b) with matter-transport gas, and (c) in a liquid. (d) TEM image of a Bi nanorod produced by laser ablation and (e) its corresponding lattice fringes. (f) Diameter and (g) length distribution of the Bi nanorods [43]. Reprinted with permission from Reppert, Jason, “Laser-assisted synthesis and optical properties of bismuth nanorods” (2007), All Theses, 188.

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