Optical evidence for a self-propagating molten buried layer in germanium films upon nanosecond laser irradiation

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Metz   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING TAILS; LASER-INDUCED MELTING; REAL-TIME REFLECTIVITY (RTR); THERMAL RESPONSE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; METALLIC FILMS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLIDIFICATION; SURFACE TENSION; THRESHOLD ELEMENTS;

GERMANIUM;

EID: 20944447296     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1900932     Document Type: Article

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