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Open AccessDouble layer acceleration of ions with differently charged states in a laser induced plasma
The electric field driven acceleration of plasma ions is an intrinsic effect in laser-induced plasma plumes and is responsible for the generation of high-energy ions. At high laser fluences (≥ 2 J/cm2), multiply ...
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Insights into Laser-Matter Interaction from Inside: Wealth of Processes, Multiplicity of Mechanisms and Possible Roadmaps for Energy Localization
Short and ultrashort laser pulses are nowadays an integral part of up-to-date technological solutions in many areas from material micro-/nanoprocessing and synthesis of new materials to quantum computing and b...
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Melting of gold by ultrashort laser pulses: advanced two-temperature modeling and comparison with surface damage experiments
The ultrafast-laser-induced solid–liquid phase transition in metals is still not clearly understood and its accurate quantitative description remains a challenge. Here, we systematically investigated, both exp...
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Recent advances in nanoparticle generation in liquids by lasers: Revealing formation mechanisms and tailoring properties
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The vast field of laser-enabled material synthesis, manufacturing, and processing to a large degree relies on the ability to induce and control a range of thermal processes triggered by the laser energy deposi...
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Periodic surface functional group density on graphene via laser-induced substrate patterning at Si/SiO2 interface
Controlling the spatial distribution of functional groups on 2D materials on a micrometer scale and below represents a fascinating opportunity to achieve anisotropic (opto)electronic properties of these materi...
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Laser-Induced Thermal Processes: Heat Transfer, Generation of Stresses, Melting and Solidification, Vaporization, and Phase Explosion
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Correction to: A dynamic double layer as the origin of the mass-dependent ion acceleration in laser-induced plasmas
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A dynamic double layer as the origin of the mass-dependent ion acceleration in laser-induced plasmas
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Insights into Laser-Materials Interaction Through Modeling on Atomic and Macroscopic Scales
Computer simulations and theoretical analysis of laser-materials interactions are playing an increasingly important role in the advancement of modern laser technologies and broadening the range of laser applic...
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Open AccessHigh-speed manufacturing of highly regular femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structures: physical origin of regularity
Highly regular laser-induced periodic surface structures (HR-LIPSS) have been fabricated on surfaces of Mo, steel alloy and Ti at a record processing speed on large areas and with a record regularity in the ob...
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Open AccessUltrashort pulse laser ablation of dielectrics: Thresholds, mechanisms, role of breakdown
In this paper, we establish connections between the thresholds and mechanisms of the damage and white-light generation upon femtosecond laser irradiation of wide-bandgap transparent materials. On the example o...
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Extreme electronic bandgap modification in laser-crystallized silicon optical fibres
For decades now, silicon has been the workhorse of the microelectronics revolution and a key enabler of the information age. Owing to its excellent optical properties in the near- and mid-infrared, silicon is ...
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Erratum to: Continuum Models of Ultrashort Laser–Matter Interaction in Application to Wide-Bandgap Dielectrics
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Continuum Models of Ultrashort Laser–Matter Interaction in Application to Wide-Bandgap Dielectrics
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Theoretical treatments of ultrashort pulse laser processing of transparent materials: toward understanding the volume nanograting formation and “quill” writing effect
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Role of thermal stresses on pulsed laser irradiation of thin films under conditions of microbump formation and nonvaporization forward transfer
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A model of nanosecond laser ablation of compound semiconductors accounting for non-congruent vaporization
We report a model of nanosecond laser ablation of compound semiconductors taking into account stoichiometry loss as a result of different volatilities of the material components. The model is based on the heat...
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Thermodynamic and stress analysis of laser-induced forward transfer of metals
On the basis of a two-temperature model taking into account the laser-generated stress waves, we have performed an analysis of heating and melting dynamics in different metallic films (Au, Zn, Cr) irradiated b...