**Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Preparation by Pulsed Laser Ablation of Metallic Targets in Liquid Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Preparation by Pulsed Laser Ablation of Metallic Targets in Liquid**

Valery A. Svetlichnyi, Anastasiia V. Shabalina, Ivan N. Lapin and Daria A. Goncharova Valery A. Svetlichnyi, Anastasiia V. Shabalina, Ivan N. Lapin and Daria A. Goncharova

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### **Abstract**

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The basic mechanisms of pulsed laser ablation in liquids (PLAL) as a method for the synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) were considered. Physical and chemical processes occurring during the PLAL that determine the formation, composition and structure of the nanoparticles obtained are described. The influence of the composition and properties of the target material, the solvent and the characteristics of the laser irradiation on the efficiency of the synthesis of nanoparticles is discussed. Separately, an influence of the absorption and scattering (including nonlinear) of laser radiation in the dispersion of nanoparticles on the primary synthetic processes and secondary transformations inside the colloidal solution is examined. The specificity of the characterization of the colloidal solutions of oxide particles produced by PLAL is highlighted. The most promising practical applications of nanomaterials obtained are identified and the examples of their successful use in catalytic research and biomedicine are provided.

**Keywords:** pulsed laser ablation, nanocolloids, chemical reactions, composition and structure of nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles
