Laser Processing and Chemistry

Laser Processing and Chemistry gives an overview of the fundamentals and applications of laser--matter interactions, in particular with regard to laser material processing. Special attention is given to laser-induced physical and chemical processes at gas--solid, liquid--solid, and solid--solid interfaces. Starting with the background physics, the book proceeds to examine applications of laser techniques in micro-machining, and the patterning, coating, and modification of material surfaces. Students, engineers, and manufacturers alike will find this book an invaluable reference work for the state of the art in laser processing. Front Matter....Pages I-XX Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-12 Thermal, Photophysical, and Photochemical Processes....Pages 13-38 Reaction Kinetics and Transport of Species....Pages 39-61 Nucleation and Cluster Formation....Pages 62-72 Lasers, Experimental Aspects, Spatial Confinement....Pages 73-87 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 General Solutions of the Heat Equation....Pages 91-105 Semi-infinite Substrates....Pages 106-123 Infinite Slabs....Pages 124-131 Non-Uniform Media....Pages 132-151 Surface Melting....Pages 152-169 Front Matter....Pages 171-171 Vaporization, Plasma Formation....Pages 173-190 Pulsed-Laser Ablation....Pages 191-208 Modelling of Pulsed-Laser Ablation....Pages 209-228 Etching of Metals and Insulators....Pages 229-250 Etching of Semiconductors....Pages 251-277 Front Matter....Pages 279-279 Laser-CVD of Microstructures....Pages 281-303 Growth of Fibers....Pages 304-316 Direct Writing....Pages 317-337 Thin-Film Formation by Laser-CVD....Pages 338-369 Adsorbed Layers, Laser-MBE....Pages 370-386 Front Matter....Pages 279-279 Liquid-Phase Deposition, Electroplating....Pages 387-396 Thin-Film Formation by Pulsed-Laser Deposition and Laser-Induced Evaporation....Pages 397-421 Front Matter....Pages 423-423 Structural Transformations....Pages 425-431 Doping....Pages 432-441 Cladding, Alloying, and Synthesis....Pages 442-449 Oxidation, Nitridation....Pages 450-466 Depletion and Exchange of Species....Pages 467-478 Instabilities and Structure Formation....Pages 479-512 Front Matter....Pages 513-513 Measurement Techniques....Pages 515-525 Analysis of Species, Plasmas, and Surfaces....Pages 526-541 Back Matter....Pages 542-649