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Production of Molecular Clusters of Lithium Niobate by Ultraviolet and Visible Laser Ablation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

R. F. Haglund ,
K. Tang  and
C. H. Chen
R. F. Haglund
Affiliation:
Haglund and Tang Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235
K. Tang
Affiliation:
Haglund and Tang Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235
C. H. Chen
Affiliation:
Chen Chemical Physics Section, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
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Abstract

We have investigated laser ablation of molecular ions from the ferroelectric LiNbO3 at 532, 355 and 266 nm, comparing the effects of changing wavelength and intensity. The time-of-flight spectra show great sensitivity to the onset of plasma formation. Just below the plasma formation threshold, production of the monomer, dimer and trimer negative molecular ions were observed. Possible implications for thin-film deposition processing are discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 243: Symposium G – Ferroelectric Thin Films II , 1991 , 405
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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