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Time-Resolved Optical Reflectivity and Transmission During Laser-Induced Oxidation of Cadmium Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

L. Baufay ,
M. Wautelet ,
A. Pigeolet  and
R. Andrew
L. Baufay
Affiliation:
I.R.I.S. Mons, Faculte des Sciences, Universite de l'Etat, B-7000 Mons, Belgium
M. Wautelet
Affiliation:
I.R.I.S. Mons, Faculte des Sciences, Universite de l'Etat, B-7000 Mons, Belgium
A. Pigeolet
Affiliation:
I.R.I.S. Mons, Faculte des Sciences, Universite de l'Etat, B-7000 Mons, Belgium
R. Andrew
Affiliation:
I.R.I.S. Mons, Faculte des Sciences, Universite de l'Etat, B-7000 Mons, Belgium
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Abstract

The laser-induced oxidation of 2000 Å thick cadmium films on glass substrates is studied by measuring the time-resolved reflectivity and transmission of a probe beam. Under CW laser irradiation, the thickness of the oxide layer is shown to increase linearly with time. Also, the velocity, v, of the CdO-Cd interface increases with increasing laser power, with a step when the melting point of Cd is attained. At the highest powers studied in this work, v varies as v = voexp(−a/P), with vo = 6100 Ås−1 and a=4.8 W.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 29: Symposium I – Laser-Controlled Chemical Processing of Surfaces , 1983 , 283
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1984

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