The wear of components while they are in service is a predominant factor controlling the life
of machine components. Metal parts are often damaged because of wear-driven failures …

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 …

We present experimental data on mass removal during 1064-nm pulsed laser ablation of
graphite, niobium and YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ superconductor. Evidence for the transition from …

In this article the doping of the oxidic compound semiconductor ZnO is reviewed with special
emphasis on n-type doping. ZnO naturally exhibits n-type conductivity, which is used in the …

Laser nitriding can be described as the irradiation of metal surfaces by short laser pulses in
nitrogen containing atmospheres. This may lead to a strong take-up of nitrogen into the …

Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is for many reasons a versatile technique. Since with this
method the energy source is located outside the chamber, the use of ultrahigh vacuum …

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is a versatile
technique for trace element analysis with respect to depth in solid samples. The high …

Laser-induced transfer (LIT) is a well-established direct printing approach for fabricating
structures with a feature size of≤ 10 μm and various dimensions. LIT enables the digital …

A model to describe the laser ablation of metallic targets is presented. It accounts for the
main physical processes involved in the laser–solid–plasma interaction by considering the …

The deposition of thin films of bioactive materials is the most common approach to improve
the bone bonding ability of an implant surface. With this purpose, several wet and plasma …