Laser Processing of Thin Films and Microstructures
Laser Processing of Thin Films and Microstructures

Author: Ian W. Boyd

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-08

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 3642831362

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This text aims at providing a comprehensive and up to date treatment of the new and rapidly expanding field of laser pro cessing of thin films, particularly, though by no means exclu sively, of recent progress in the dielectrics area. The volume covers all the major aspects of laser processing technology in general, from the background and history to its many potential applications, and from the theory to the necessary experimental considerations. It highlights and compares the vast array of processing conditions now available with intense photon beams, as well as the properties of the films and microstructures pro duced. Separate chapters deal with the fundamentals of laser interactions with matter, and with experimental considerations. Detailed consideration is also given to film deposition, nuclea tion and growth, oxidation and annealing, as well as selective and localized. etching and ablation, not only in terms of the various photon-induced processes, but also with respect to traditional as well as other competing new technologies.

Laser Processing: Surface Treatment and Film Deposition
Laser Processing: Surface Treatment and Film Deposition

Author: J. Mazumder

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 937

ISBN-13: 9400901976

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Synthesis of nonequilibrium metallic phases has been an area of great interest to the materials processing community since early 1960. Inherent rapid cooling rates in laser processing are being used to engineer non-equilibrium microstructures which cannot be rivaled by other processes. This lecture will discuss the phenomena involved and its application in designing materials with tailored properties. What is non-equilibrium Synthesis? This is a synthesis method to produce binary or higher order materials where kinetics of the pro cess affects the transport of the constituent elements during phase transformation resulting in a composition or crystallographic configuration which is different from what is observed when the elements arranges themselves with the lowest possible Gibbs Free energy, which is the equilibrium condition. Figure 1 illustrates the phenomena. Phase diagram under equilibrium condition is illustrated by the solid line whereas the no-equilibrium phase diagram is represented by the dotted line. One can observe the shrinkage of the phase field under non-equilibrium condition. Any alloy composition between the solidus lines of the equilibrium and non-equilibrium phase diagram will be a non equilibrium alloys with extended solid solution.

Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Nano- and Microstructures for Tribological Applications
Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Nano- and Microstructures for Tribological Applications

Author: Jörn Bonse

Publisher: MDPI

Published: 2020-11-25

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 303943523X

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This book is the printed edition of the Special Issue published in Materials. The book provides an overview of current international research activities in the field of friction and wear management through the laser processing of periodic surface micro- and nanostructures for technical and medical applications. Contributions of renowned scientists from academia and industry provide a bridge between the fields of tribology and laser material processing in order to foster current knowledge and present new ideas for future applications and new technologies.