Robust nanopatterning by laser-induced dewetting of metal nanofilms

Nanotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 4229-4234

  Favazza, Christopher ^a   Kalyanaraman, Ramki ^a   Sureshkumar, Radhakrishna ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; HYDRODYNAMICS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER PULSES; SILICA; THIN FILMS;

LASER ENERGY; LASER-INDUCED DEWETTING; METAL NANOFILMS; MULTIPLE PULSE IRRADIATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33748882893     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/16/038     Document Type: Article

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