Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Colloidal ZrN Nanoparticles in Different Liquids

The paper presents a study of the effect of the liquid medium type on the properties of zirconium nitride (ZrN) nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in liquids (PLAL). A comparative analysis of the properties of NPs synthesized in six different liquids (acetonitrile, acetone, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, dimethylformamide, and deionized water) demonstrates that NPs obtained in acetonitrile and acetone are the most promising for biomedical applications. Synthesized ZrN NPs can be used as sensitizers of innovative noninvasive methods of cancer therapy and contrast agents in diagnostics.