Mastering size and shape of CoPt nanoparticles by flash laser annealing
  A major step towards the understanding of intrinsic properties of nano-objects depends on the ability to obtain assemblies of nanoparticles of a given size with reduced size dispersion and a well defined shape. The control of these parameters is a fundamental challenge. In this newsletter, we present a new method to tailor in an easy way both size and shape characteristics of nanoparticles by using laser irradiation in the nanosecond regime. 
D. Alloyeau, C. Ricolleau, C. Langlois, Y. Le Bouar and A. Loiseau