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Nanometer-Scale Pulsed Laser Modification of the Basal Plane of Graphite Observed with Stm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

M. A. Schildbach ,
R. J. Tench ,
M. Balooch  and
W. J. Siekhaus
R. J. Tench
Affiliation:
University of California at Davis/Livermore, Department of Applied Science, Livermore, CA 94550
M. Balooch
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550
W. J. Siekhaus
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550
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Abstract

Scanning tunneling microscopy has been used to document changes in the nanometer-scale morphology of the basal plane of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite after exposure to 7 ns, 1064 nm laser.pulses in air. Surface modification was visible at fluences far below those that produce melting. Damage appears first on step edges and consists of exfoliation of graphite layers and recession of steps through removal of mono- or multilayer patches.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 191: Symposium N – Laser Ablation for Materials Synthesis , 1990 , 79
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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