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Preparation and characterization of laser-ablated multicomponent chalcogenide thin films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Didarul Islam ,
C. E. Brient  and
R. L. Cappelletti
Didarul Islam
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Condensed Matter and Surface Sciences Program, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701
C. E. Brient
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Condensed Matter and Surface Sciences Program, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701
R. L. Cappelletti
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Condensed Matter and Surface Sciences Program, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701
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Abstract

The preparation of multicomponent chalcogenide glassy thin films from bulk targets by laser ablation is described. The film stoichiometries are characterized by proton-induced x-ray emission (PIXE). Compared to single source thermal evaporation, laser ablation is found to preserve starting stoichiometries in the resulting thin films far more accurately. Thermally evaporated films were studied both by PIXE and by energy dispersed x rays (EDX) produced in a scanning electron microscope, and the results of these two analytical techniques compare well.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , March 1990 , pp. 511 - 514
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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