Synthesis of Multiphase Metallic Oxides by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation of Metallic Thin Films

Abstract

We studied the formation of metallic oxides under femtosecond (fs) laser irradiation at MHz repetition rate, for different atmospheres on metallic films. We found that the synthesis of molybdenum oxides is significantly affected by the processing atmosphere i.e. ambient air vs pure oxygen. The oxide formation under the same laser irradiation conditions produces distinct crystalline phases depending on the processing atmosphere. In the case of ZnO synthesis by using fs laser pulses we found that the laser irradiation conditions determine the crystalline quality of the obtained ZnO. Under certain laser irradiation conditions the density of point defects increases, which is revealed by microRaman spectroscopy and cathodoluminescence measurements. ZnO nanoparticles(NPs) were proven to produce second harmonic generation when irradiated with fs laser pulses, the features of the SHG signal shows unexpected polarization dependence; it is related to the randomly oriented NPs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 2019
Accession Number
AD1085816

Entities

People

  • Santiago Camacho-lopez

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablation
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Baja California
  • Femtosecond Lasers
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Nanoparticles
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Raman Spectra
  • Raman Spectroscopy
  • Regions
  • Repetition Rate
  • Spectra
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition