Laser Synthesis and Microfabrication of Micro and Nano‐Structured Materials

Nanomaterials have a range of fascinating physical and chemical properties that can be used in various applications, notably energy conversion and storage, nanoscale electronics, sensors and actuators, photonics devices, and even biomedicine. Over the past decade, lasers, as a synthetic technique and as a microfabrication technique, have made it easier to prepare nanomaterials and build nanostructures. Examples of these include carbon and non-carbon nanomaterials produced by laser processing, the creation of hierarchical frameworks, patterning, heteroatom doping, sputter etching, and more. Light-thermal conversion, supercapacitors, sensor devices, batteries, actuators, and electrocatalytic electrodes are just a few of the many electronic device applications for laser-induced nanomaterials and nanostructures. The most recent advances in laser synthesis for carbon-based nanomaterials are extensively reviewed here. A comprehensive overview of laser-enabled electrical gadgets for a variety of applications is provided. With the significant advancements in nanomaterial preparation via laser synthesis and laser microfabrication technologies, laser synthesis and microfabrication for energy conversion and storage will rapidly evolve.