The connection between laser‐based material processing and additive manufacturing is
quite deeply rooted. In fact, the spark that started the field of additive manufacturing is the …

Laser has long been used for material processing, and its applications to nanomaterials for
their direct synthesis, positioning and processing are currently active fields of study. The …

Photothermal processes in plasmonic nanoparticles have been at the basis of a decade of
burgeoning activities that set the field of thermoplasmonics. Here, we present an overview of …

Recently, TMDCs with the general chemical formula of MX 2 (M= Mo and W; X= S, Se, and
Te) have attracted much interest owing to their finite direct band gaps, rich excitonic …

Solvothermal synthesis, denoting chemical reactions occurring in metastable liquids above
their boiling point, normally requires the use of a sealed autoclave under pressure to prevent …

We demonstrate a laser-based technique to directly synthesize few layer graphene on
quartz substrates without using any metal catalyst. In our approach, a photoresist S-1805 …

The laser‐assisted hydrothermal growth kinetics of a cluster of ZnO nanowires are studied
based on optical in situ growth monitoring. The growth yields are orders of magnitude higher …

Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) are promising materials for the realization of highly-efficient and
cost effective thermoelectric devices. Reduction of the thermal conductivity of such materials …

Silicon quantum dots (Si QDs) have recently attracted attention in clinical imaging
technology owing to their nontoxicity to living cells and tissues. Here, we investigate the size …

This article summarizes work at the Laser Thermal Laboratory and discusses related studies
on the laser synthesis and functionalization of semiconductor nanostructures and two …