Characterization of laser-ablation plasmas

S Amoruso, R Bruzzese, N Spinelli… - Journal of Physics B …, 1999 - iopscience.iop.org
We discuss the generation of high-density and high-temperature plasmas by focusing high
peak power laser radiation onto a solid target. Emphasis will be put on the process of laser …

Characterization of ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate films by scanning force microscopy

G Zavala, JH Fendler, S Trolier-McKinstry - Journal of Applied Physics, 1997 - pubs.aip.org
Scanning force microscopy (SFM) has been used for the determination of friction, phase
transformation, piezoelectric behavior (in the contact mode), polarization state, and dielectric …

Dynamical friction coefficient maps using a scanning force and friction microscope

M Labardi, M Allegrini, M Salerno, C Frediani… - Applied Physics A, 1994 - Springer
A novel method to analyze and to distinguish the non-dissipative component from the
dissipative frictional component of the lateral force in a Scanning Force and Friction …

Diagnostics of YBa2Cu3O7−δ laser plume by time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry

V Berardi, S Amoruso, N Spinelli… - Journal of Applied …, 1994 - pubs.aip.org
The time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry has been used to investigate the formation of charged
species in the laser ablation of YBa2Cu3O7− δ (YBCO) target. Mass spectra were taken …

Pulsed laser deposition and characterization of conductive RuO2 thin films

A Iembo, F Fuso, E Arimondo, C Ciofi… - Journal of materials …, 1997 - cambridge.org
RuO2 thin films have been produced on silicon-based substrates by in situ pulsed laser
deposition for the first time. The electrical properties, the surface characteristics, the …

Pulsed laser deposition of NiTi shape memory effect thin films

F Ciabattari, F Fuso, E Arimondo - Applied Physics A, 1997 - Springer
2 O 3 (100) substrates. We also produced free-standing NiTi films by deposition on KBr
substrates and subsequent substrate removal by immersion in water. The presence of the …

Stark broadening diagnostics of the electron density in the laser ablation plume of YBa2Cu3O7− x and PbZrxTi1− xO3

F Fuso, LN Vyacheslavov, G Masciarelli… - Journal of Applied …, 1994 - pubs.aip.org
Diagnostics of pulsed laser ablation and deposition of superconductive YBCO (YBa, Cu@-,)
and ferroelectric PZT (PbZrxTi,-x03) thin films has been accomplished by measuring the …

Laser ablation of Pb(Ti0.48Zr0.52)O3 target: Characterization and evolution of charged species

S Amoruso, V Berardi, A Dente, N Spinelli… - Journal of applied …, 1995 - pubs.aip.org
Time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry and covariance map** technique were used to
investigate the formation of charged species in the laser ablation of a Pb (Ti0. 48Zr0. 52) O3 …

Kinetic energy distributions of ions ejected during laser ablation of lead zirconate titanate and their correlation to deposition of ferroelectric thin films

GC Tyrrell, TH York, LG Coccia, IW Boyd - Applied surface science, 1996 - Elsevier
Highly oriented lead zirconate titanate (PZT) has been deposited on MgO (100) by pulsed
laser deposition, using Nd: YAG (532 nm, 4 ns) laser radiation, followed by subsequent …

Spectroscopy as in-situ diagnostics for pulsed laser deposition of superconductive and ferroelectric thin films

M Allegrini, F Fuso, G Lorenzi, LN Vyacheslavov… - Applied surface …, 1996 - Elsevier
We currently use optical spectroscopy as an in-situ diagnostic tool in the pulsed laser
ablation and deposition of superconductive and ferroelectric thin films. The emission from …