"Applications of Laser Ablation: Thin Film Deposition, Nanomaterial Synthesis and Surface Modification" ed. by Dongfang Yang

This book covers various aspects of using laser ablation phenomenon for material processing including laser ablation applied for the deposition of thin films, for the synthesis of nanomaterials, and for the chemical compositional analysis and surface modification of materials.

Laser ablation refers to the phenomenon in which a low wavelength and short pulse (ns-fs) duration of laser beam irradiates the surface of a target to induce instant local vaporization of the target material generating a plasma plume consisting of photons, electrons, ions, atoms, molecules, clusters, and liquid or solid particles.

Through the 18 chapters written by experts from international scientific community, the reader will have access to the most recent research and development findings on laser ablation through original research studies and literature reviews.


Contents
Preface
1 Laser Ablation Applied for Synthesis of Thin Films: Insights into Laser Deposition Methods
2 Influence of Alkali Metal Ions on Luminescence Behaviour of Ca0.5R1-x(MoO4)2:xLn3+ (R = Y, La), (Ln = Eu, Tb, Dy) Pulsed Laser Deposited Thin Phosphor Films
3 Thermoelectric and Topological Insulator Bismuth Chalcogenide Thin Films Grown Using Pulsed Laser Deposition
4 Pulsed Laser Deposition of ITO: From Films to Nanostructures
5 Laser Ablation of Biomaterials
6 Concurrent Multi-Target Laser Ablation for Making Nano-Composite Films
7 Pulsed Laser Deposition of Large‐Area Thin Films and Coatings
8 Laser Ablation in Different Environments and Generation of Nanoparticles
9 Laser Ablation in Liquid: An Unconventional, Fast, Clean and Straightforward Technique for Material Preparation
10 Pulsed Laser Ablation in High-Pressure Gases, Pressurized Liquids and Supercritical Fluids: Generation, Fundamental Characteristics and Applications
11 Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Preparation by Pulsed Laser Ablation of Metallic Targets in Liquid
12 Application of Liquid Laser Ablation: Organic Nanoparticle Formation and Hydrogen Gas Generation
13 High-Quality Carbon Nanomaterials Synthesized by Excimer Laser Ablation
14 Femtosecond Laser-Induced Surface Modification and its Application
15 Laser Ablation of Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) by Phase- Controlled Femtosecond Two-Color Synthesized Waveforms
16 Surface Modification of Polymer Materials Induced by Laser Irradiation
17 Laser Ablation Applications in Ablation-Resistance Characterization of Materials
18 Standardization and Normalization of Data from Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry