Ultrafast dynamics and ablation mechanism in femtosecond laser irradiated Au/Ti bilayer systems

Y Lian, L Jiang, J Sun, W Tao, Z Chen, G Lin, Z Ning… - …, 2023 - degruyter.com
The significance of ultrafast laser-induced energy and mass transfer at interfaces has been
growing in the field of nanoscience and technology. Nevertheless, the complexity arising …

Dual-wavelength femtosecond laser-induced single-shot damage and ablation of silicon

AV Bulgakov, J Sládek, J Hrabovský, I Mirza… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
An experimental and theoretical study of laser-induced damage and ablation of silicon by
two individual femtosecond pulses of different wavelengths, 1030 and 515 nm, is performed …

Non-thermal regimes of laser annealing of semiconductor nanostructures: Crystallization without melting

I Mirza, AV Bulgakov, H Sopha, SV Starinskiy… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
As-prepared nanostructured semiconductor materials are usually found in an amorphous
form, which needs to be converted into a crystalline one for improving electronic properties …

Single-layer subwavelength femtosecond-laser-induced confined nanocrystallization in multistack dielectrics

R Ricca, Y Bellouard - Physical Review Applied, 2023 - APS
We demonstrate extreme laser-induced modification confinement in a stack of dielectric
layers, along the optical axis, without the use of tight focusing. Specifically, we show that an …

Exploring fs-laser irradiation damage subthreshold behavior of dielectric mirrors via electrical measurements

PG Bleotu, R Udrea, A Dumitru, O Uteza… - High Power Laser …, 2024 - cambridge.org
With ultrafast laser systems reaching presently 10 PW peak power or operating at high
repetition rates, research towards ensuring the long-term, trouble-free performance of all …

Wide-spectrum antireflective properties of germanium by femtosecond laser raster-type in situ repetitive direct writing technique

K Wang, Y Zhang, J Chen, Q Li, F Tang, X Ye, W Zheng - Coatings, 2024 - mdpi.com
A femtosecond laser raster-type in situ repetitive direct writing technique was used for the
fabrication of anti-reflective microhole structures in Germanium (Ge) in the visible near …

Ultrafast infrared laser crystallization of amorphous Ge films on glass substrates

Y Cheng, AV Bulgakov, NM Bulgakova, J Beránek… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amorphous germanium films on nonrefractory glass substrates were annealed by ultrashort
near-infrared (1030 nm, 1.4 ps) and mid-infrared (1500 nm, 70 fs) laser pulses …

Ultrafast Infrared Laser Crystallization of Amorphous Si/Ge Multilayer Structures

AV Bulgakov, J Beránek, VA Volodin, Y Cheng, Y Levy… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Silicon–germanium multilayer structures consisting of alternating Si and Ge amorphous
nanolayers were annealed by ultrashort laser pulses at near-infrared (1030 nm) and mid …

A novel approach for the removal of oxide film to achieve seamless joining during hot-compression bonding

Y Zhao, B Xu, S Goel, H Xu, K Li, DL Zlatanovic… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024 - Elsevier
The oxide film on the substrate surfaces can severely hinder the bonding quality during hot-
compression bonding (HCB). To address the above issue, this investigation proposes a …

On the Melting Thresholds of Semiconductors under Nanosecond Pulse Laser Irradiation

J Beránek, AV Bulgakov, NM Bulgakova - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this work, a unified numerical model is used to determine the melting thresholds and to
investigate the early stages of melting of several crystalline semiconductors (Si, Ge, GaAs …