Nanomechanical and electrical properties of Nb thin films deposited on Pb substrates by pulsed laser deposition as a new concept photocathode for superconductor …

F Gontad, A Lorusso, M Panareo, AG Monteduro… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2015 - Elsevier
We report a design of photocathode, which combines the good photoemissive properties of
lead (Pb) and the advantages of superconducting performance of niobium (Nb) when …

Growth of niobium thin films on Si substrates by pulsed Nd: YAG laser deposition

F Gontad, A Lorusso, L Solombrino, I Koutselas… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - Elsevier
The growth of Nb thin films on Si (100) substrates by pulsed Nd: YAG laser deposition (PLD)
under different laser fluences (4–15 J/cm 2) was reported. The influence of laser fluence on …

State-of-the-art Pb photocathodes deposited by pulsed laser deposition

F Gontad, A Perrone - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this article we present and discuss the current status of thin film Pb photocathodes
deposited by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) with different laser parameters, such as laser …

Sub-ps Laser Deposited Copper Films for Application in RF Guns

A Lorusso, Z Kovács, B Gilicze, S Szatmári, A Perrone… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Copper thin films are intended to serve as a cover layer of photocathodes that are deposited
by ablating copper targets in a high vacuum by temporally clean 600 fs laser pulses at 248 …

Morphology and structure of Nb thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition at different substrate temperatures

F Gontad, A Lorusso, A Manousaki, A Klini… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reports the fabrication of Nb thin films through pulsed laser deposition at different
substrate temperatures, ranging from 300 to 660 K. While the variation of the substrate …

Growth of poly-crystalline Cu films on Y substrates by picosecond pulsed laser deposition for photocathode applications

F Gontad, A Lorusso, A Klini, A Manousaki… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, the deposition of Cu thin films on Y substrates for photocathode applications by
pulsed laser deposition employing picosecond laser pulses is reported and compared with …

Overview on development of metallic and superconducting photocathodes by the PLD technique for linear accelerator sources

A Lorusso, A Perrone, F Gontad - … Methods in Physics Research Section A …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, we report on the current status of the different configurations that have been
suggested for the preparation of metallic and superconducting photocathodes (MPs and …

Non-conventional photocathodes based on Cu thin films deposited on Y substrate by sputtering

A Perrone, M D'Elia, F Gontad, M Di Giulio… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Copper (Cu) thin films were deposited on yttrium (Y) substrate by sputtering. During the
deposition, a small central area of the Y substrate was shielded to avoid the film deposition …

[PDF][PDF] Pulsed laser deposition of thin film metallic photocathodes

F Gontad, A Lorusso, A Perrone - annualreport.dmf.unisalento.it
Our research group has been involved in the production, development and characterization
of thin film metallic photocathodes prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) with the aim …