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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2011
The pyrolytlc laser-assisted deposition of metals Is modeled. A finite element approach is used to solve for temperatures and gas-phase concentrations In a transient calculation. The model accommodates the use of temperature-dependent physical properties as well as the occurrence of irregularly shaped deposits. Volcano-like deposits’ are predicted under certain conditions of gas pressure and laser intensity. The effect of using substrates with different thermal conductivities is investigated. Using adsorption-desorption kinetics such that the reaction rates have sharp maxima with respect to temperature, volcanoes of varying depths are modeled.