Laser-Surface Interactions for New Materials Production: Tailoring Structure and Properties

ISBN-13: 9783642033063 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 358 str.

Antonio Miotello; Paolo M. Ossi

Opis

This book originates from lectures delivered at the First International School "Laser-surface interactions for new materials production: tailoring structure and properties" that was held in San Servolo Island, Venice (Italy) from 13 to 20 July, 2008 under the direction of A. Miotello and P. M. Ossi. The purpose of the School was to provide the students (mainly PhD) with a compreh- sive overview of basic aspects and applications connected to the laser-matter interaction both to modify surface properties and to prepare new materials by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) at the nanometer scale. The ?eld is re- tively young and grewrapidly in the last 10 years because of the possibility of depositingvirtuallyanymaterial, includingmulti-component?lms, preserving the composition of the ablated target and generally avoiding post-deposition thermaltreatments. Inaddition, theexperimentalsetupforPLDiscompatible with in situ diagnostics of both the plasma and the growing ?lm. The basic laser-surface interaction mechanisms, possibly in an ambient atmosphere, either chemically reactive or inert, are a challenge to sci- tists, while engineers are mostly interested in the characteristics of the deposited materials and the possibility of tailoring their properties through an appropriate tuning of the deposition parameters.

Spis treści

Laser Interactions in Nanomaterials Synthesis.- Basic Physics of Femtosecond Laser Ablation.- Atomic/Molecular-Level Simulations of Laser#x2013;Materials Interactions.- Continuum Models of Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Ablation.- Cluster Synthesis and Cluster-Assembled Film Deposition in Nanosecond Pulsed Laser Ablation.- Nanoparticle Formation by Femtosecond Laser Ablation.- UV Laser Ablation of Polymers: From Structuring to Thin Film Deposition.- Deposition of Polymer and Organic Thin Films Using Tunable, Ultrashort-Pulse Mid-Infrared Lasers.- Fundamentals and Applications of MAPLE.- Advanced Biomimetic Implants Based on Nanostructured Coatings Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Technologies.- Laser Direct Writing of Idealized Cellular and Biologic Constructs for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.- Ultrafast Laser Processing of Glass Down to the Nano-Scale.- Free Electron Laser Synthesis of Functional Coatings.- PLD of Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Materials.- Lasers in Cultural Heritage: The Non-Contact Intervention.

Blurb

The book grew from the lectures of the International School "Laser-surface interactions for new materials production: tailoring structure and properties" held in Venice (Italy) from 13 to 20 July, 2008. It is an updated overview concerning nanosecond and ultra-short laser-induced phenomena, and the related diagnostics. The principles of laser-surface interactions are discussed and the strong interplay between experimental and theoretical investigations highlighted. Material classes span from polymers to ceramics and metals, including piezoelectrics, ferroelectrics, biomaterials, glasses, functional coatings. Laser direct writing, lasers in cultural heritage and MAPLE are considered and computer modelling focuses on atomic-level simulations and on continuum models.