Recalescence after bulk solidification in germanium films melted by ns laser pulses

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1505-1510

  Armengol, J ^a   Vega, F ^a   Chaoui, N ^b,c   Solis, J ^b   Afonso, C N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ÓPTICA   (Spain)

^c Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Metz   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTHALPY; LASER PULSES; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; RAPID SOLIDIFICATION; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM;

NANOSECOND LASER PULSES;

AMORPHOUS FILMS;

EID: 0037323169     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1534374     Document Type: Article

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