Effect of ambient gas ionisation on the morphology of a pulsed laser deposited carbon film

Carbon

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 3049-3052

  Ossi, P M ^a   Bailini, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon clusters; Glass like carbon; Laser irradiation; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

CARBON CLUSTERS; GLASS-LIKE CARBON;

INERT GASES; IONIZATION OF GASES; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33748860878     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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