Solid-state reactions using films deposited by pulsed-laser ablation

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul G. Kotula ◽  
C. Barry Carter
1992 ◽  
Vol 285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul G. Kotula ◽  
C. Barry Carter

ABSTRACTThe study of oxide solid-state reactions is a natural application for pulsed-laser ablation (PLA) because high quality films of virtually any oxide composition can be fabricated. In this study, the effect of interfacial morphology on reaction kinetics in the model oxide system of nickel oxide (NiO) and alumina (α-Al2O3) is investigated. Thin films of NiO have been grown on single-crystal substrates of basal (0001) α-Al2O3 by PLA in order to study the initial stages of the nickel-aluminate spinel (NiAl2O4) phase transformation. The initial state, a 100 nm NiO film on (0001) α-Al2O3, is characterized with both plan-view and cross-section transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The final state of the spinel reaction layer between the NiO and α-Al2O3 after various heat-treatments is also characterized by the same techniques.


1999 ◽  
Vol 138-139 ◽  
pp. 522-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Teghil ◽  
V. Marotta ◽  
A.Giardini Guidoni ◽  
T.M. Di Palma ◽  
C. Flamini

Author(s):  
M. Grant Norton ◽  
C. Barry Carter

Pulsed-laser ablation has been widely used to produce high-quality thin films of YBa2Cu3O7-δ on a range of substrate materials. The nonequilibrium nature of the process allows congruent deposition of oxides with complex stoichiometrics. In the high power density regime produced by the UV excimer lasers the ablated species includes a mixture of neutral atoms, molecules and ions. All these species play an important role in thin-film deposition. However, changes in the deposition parameters have been shown to affect the microstructure of thin YBa2Cu3O7-δ films. The formation of metastable configurations is possible because at the low substrate temperatures used, only shortrange rearrangement on the substrate surface can occur. The parameters associated directly with the laser ablation process, those determining the nature of the process, e g. thermal or nonthermal volatilization, have been classified as ‘primary parameters'. Other parameters may also affect the microstructure of the thin film. In this paper, the effects of these ‘secondary parameters' on the microstructure of YBa2Cu3O7-δ films will be discussed. Examples of 'secondary parameters' include the substrate temperature and the oxygen partial pressure during deposition.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 3963-3972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arsène Chemin ◽  
Julien Lam ◽  
Gaétan Laurens ◽  
Florian Trichard ◽  
Vincent Motto-Ros ◽  
...  

While doping is crucial for numerous technological applications, its control remains difficult especially when the material is reduced down to the nanometric scale. We suggest a new way to dope nanoparticles using laser ablation in liquids.


2021 ◽  
pp. 103317
Author(s):  
Muidh Alheshibri ◽  
Sultan Akhtar ◽  
Abbad Al Baroot ◽  
Khaled Elsayed ◽  
Hassan S Al Qahtani ◽  
...  

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