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Carbon‐Based Nanostructured Film Materials for High‐Intense Laser‐Matter Interaction Experiments
Author(s) -
Barberio Marianna,
Scisciò Massimiliano,
Skantzakis Emmanouil,
Antici Patrizio
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.201800777
Subject(s) - materials science , laser ablation , graphene , plasma , carbon fibers , laser , carbon nanotube , layer (electronics) , polyethylene glycol , irradiation , peg ratio , composite material , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , optics , composite number , physics , engineering , finance , quantum mechanics , nuclear physics , economics
In this paper, a new synthesis of carbon ‐ based nanostructured films for application as plasma facing materials during high‐intense laser‐matter interaction experiments is presented. The materials are produced using a Polyethylene glycol (PEG) matrix, nanostructured with multiwalled carbon nanotubes, or multi‐layer graphene flakes producing a 250 μm thick film. The films are deposited onto typical materials used in harsh environments such as plasma facing materials. These PEG reinforced materials are irradiated by laser‐accelerated particles and by an in‐air plasma, both are techniques that have shown to heavily stress and damage materials used in laser‐matter interaction experiments. The authors observe that the chemical structure of the PEG reinforced materials, when irradiated by both techniques, stays unchanged. However, one can see that the PEG layer adds considerable longevity to the underlying materials, making it more robust against erosion and ablation occurring during its operation.