Micro and Nanoscale Laser Processing of Hard Brittle Materials

Introduces micro and nanoscale laser processing as a method to create highly functional surfaces on hard and brittle materials

Jiwang Yan (Author), Nozomi Takayama (Author)

9780128167090

Paperback, published 11 November 2019

242 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.6 cm, 0.48 kg

Approx.230 pages

1. Introduction2. Fundamentals of laser processing 3. Laser-material interactions 4. Laser processing technologies 5. Micromachining of single-crystal diamond 6. Micromachining of microstructures on sapphire 7. Laser healing of microcracks in glass 8. Laser recovery of silicon single crystals 9. Surface modification of silicon carbide 10. Modification of surface property of alumina sprayed coating 11. Laser sintering of silicon powder and carbon nanofibers 12. Micropillar formation from silicon powder 13. Surface structuring of silicon 14. Summary and outlook

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]