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Thin‐film fabrication by laser ablation of addition polymers
Author(s) -
Blanchet Graciela B.,
Fincher Curtis R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19940061120
Subject(s) - materials science , laser ablation , fabrication , ablation , polymer , polytetrafluoroethylene , thin film , characterization (materials science) , deposition (geology) , evaporation , laser , pulsed laser deposition , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , composite material , optics , engineering , pathology , sediment , biology , aerospace engineering , thermodynamics , medicine , paleontology , physics , alternative medicine
Laser ablation can be used to deposit polymer thin films , in addition to its widespread application for the deposition of inorganic materials. The production of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) films by evaporation of the solid polymer target with a pulsed UV laser is described. The composition and morphology of the films, the lasertarget interaction, and the film characterization are discussed. Finally, possible routes are considered for how the ablation proceeds.