Laser removal of oxides from a copper substrate using Q-switched Nd:YAG radiation at 1064 nm, 532 nm and 266 nm

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 127-129, Issue , 1998, Pages 773-780

  Kearns, A ^a   Fischer, C ^b   Watkins, K G ^a   Glasmacher, M ^b   Kheyrandish, H ^c   Brown, A ^c   Steen, W M ^a   Beahan, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c Mats UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1064 nm; 266 nm; 532 nm; Copper; Copper oxide; Laser cleaning; Q switched Nd:YAG; Soldering; SSIMS; Surface wetability

Indexed keywords

COPPER ALLOYS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MELTING; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; Q SWITCHED LASERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOLDERING; SURFACE CLEANING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WETTING;

LASER CLEANING; STATIC SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY (SSIMS);

METAL FOIL;

EID: 17344392783     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4332(97)00741-1     Document Type: Article

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