RT Journal Article T1 Laser irradiation-induced α to δ phase transformation in Bi_2O_3 ceramics and nanowires. A1 Piqueras De Noriega, Francisco Javier A1 Vila Santos, María A1 Díaz-Guerra Viejo, Carlos AB The α-Bi_2O_3 to δ-Bi_2O_3phase transformation has been locally induced by laser irradiation in ceramic samples and single-crystal nanowires of this oxide. The threshold power densities necessary to induce this transformation, as well as the corresponding transformation kinetics and its temporal stability, have been investigated in both kinds of samples by micro-Raman spectroscopy. The appearance of the δ phase was also monitored by spatially resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy. An emission band peaked near 1.67 eV, not observed in α-Bi_2O_3, is tentatively attributed to δ-Bi_2O_3 near band gap transitions. PB Amer Inst Physics SN 0003-6951 YR 2012 FD 2012-08-13 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44023 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44023 LA eng NO ©2012 American Institute of Physics.This work was supported by MICNN through projects MAT2009-07882 and CSD2009-0013. NO MICNN (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, España) DS Docta Complutense RD 22 abr 2025