KEYWORDS: Silver, Ions, Femtosecond phenomena, Scanning electron microscopy, Atomic force microscopy, 3D microstructuring, Laser systems engineering, Signal detection, X-ray microscopy, X-rays
Two-photon excitation for creating 3D structure has widely been studied because this technique can be applied for
various fields, for example creating of optoelectronic device and micro-optics. This technique was first used for photoresist. However it was used as method to create metal structure which has functionality like enhancement of
electromagnetic field. We have already reported the 3D microstructures with submicron scale linewidth fabricated
through two-photon photo-reduction of silver ions in poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) matrix using a femtosecond laser
system. We studied the morphological behavior of two-dimensional silver structures fabricated by two-photon excitation
of silver nitrate in PVP matrix to further analyze. The silver structure near the cover slip was fabricated on a microscope
stage. Obtained structure was investigated using an atomic force microscopy (AFM), a scanning electron microscopy
(SEM), an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX), and an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). AFM
measurement showed the photo-induced structure on a cover slip. EDX and XPS measurements showed that the silver
ion was photo-reduced and the photo-reduced silver was interacted with PVP, respectively. We assume that the silver
makes a cluster and the cluster is covered by PVP chain.
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