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Microstructures induced by femtosecond laser pulses inside glasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Dong Su ,
Nan Jiang ,
Jianrong Qiu  and
John C.H. Spence
Nan Jiang*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504
Jianrong Qiu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
John C.H. Spence
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: nan.jiang@asu.edu
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Abstract

In this article, the chemical and structural changes inside soda-lime glasses induced by femtosecond (fs) laser pulsing have been reported, based on transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy studies. Under fs-laser interaction, Na-rich phases are formed, and Na nanoparticles are also precipitated around the Na-rich phases. These findings demonstrate how powerful and efficient the fs-laser pulsing and interaction can be in making novel microstructures in soda-lime silicate glass, and they bridge the gap between the macroscale property changes and nanometer-scale structures.

Keywords

Laser decompositionMicrostructureTransmission electron microscopy (TEM)
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , June 2009 , pp. 1983 - 1988
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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