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surface science Applied Surface Science 247 (2005) vii—xii www.elsevier.com/locate/apsusc Contents I: Nanotechnology Production of gas phase zinc oxide nanoclusters by pulsed laser ablation I. Ozerov, A.V. Bulgakov, D.K. Nelson, R. Castell and W. Marine II: Nanotechnology Improving the photoluminescence of thin films by nanostructuring the rare-earth ion distribution R. Serna, A. Sudrez-Garcia, M.J. de Castro and C.N. Afonso Random lasing from surface modified films of zinc oxide nanoparticles A. Stassinopoulos, R.N. Das, E.P. Giannelis, S.H. Anastasiadis and D. Anglos Iron—iron oxide core-shell nanoparticles synthesized by laser pyrolysis followed by superficial oxidation F. Dumitrache, I. Morjan, R. Alexandrescu, V. Ciupina, G. Prodan, I. Voicu, C. Fleaca, L. Albu, M. Savoiu, I. Sandu, E. Popovici and I. Soare Poster Session I Structuring of metallic bi- and tri-nano-layer films by laser interference irradiation: control of the structure depth A. Lasagni and F. Miicklich Detailed studies of the plume deflection effect during sub-ps laser ablation of Si target A. Dima, A. Perrone and A. Klini Number density and size distribution of droplets in KrF excimer laser deposited boron carbide films T. Sz6rényi, R. Stuck, F. Antoni and E. Fogarassy Femtosecond pulsed laser ablation of group 4 carbides R. Teghil, L. D’Alessio, A.D. Bonis, A. Galasso, P. Villani, M. Zaccagnino, A. Santagata and D. Ferro Thermal properties characterization of conductive thin films and surfaces by pulsed lasers J. Martan, N. Semmar, C. Leborgne, E. Le Menn and J. Mathias A correlated study of laser produced plume expansion dynamics and thin film growth of manganates S. Amoruso, M. Angeloni, G. Balestrino, N. Boggio, R. Bruzzese, P.G. Medaglia, A. Tebano, M. Vitiello and X. Wang Synthesis of nickel nanoparticles and nanoparticles magnetic films by femtosecond laser ablation in vacuum S. Amoruso, G. Ausanio, C. de Lisio, V. Iannotti, M. Vitiello, X. Wang and L. Lanotte Magnetic domains in Co-cluster assembled films deposited by LECBD F. Dumas-Bouchiat, H.S. Nagaraja, F. Rossignol, C. Champeaux and A. Catherinot Pulsed laser deposition of pepsin thin films G. Kecskeméti, N. Kresz, T. Smausz, B. Hopp and A. Négradi Vill Contents Epitaxial growth of Lay ;Ca, ,MnO, thin films by KrF excimer laser assisted metal organic deposition process K. Daoudi, T. Tsuchiya, I. Yamaguchi, T. Manabe, S. Mizuta and T. Kumagai 89 SnO, nanostructured films obtained by pulsed laser ablation deposition C. Ristoscu, L. Cultrera, A. Dima, A. Perrone, R. Cutting, H.L. Du, A. Busiakiewicz, Z. Klusek, P.K. Datta and S.R. Rose 95 Wave front dislocations appearance under the laser beam self-action in liquid crystal S. Subota 101 Spin dynamics and lifetime of exciton polaritons in CuCl H.R. Soleimani, S. Cronenberger, O. Crégut, J.-P. Likforman, M. Gallart, T. Ostatnicky, P. Gilliot and B. Honerlage 107 Gravimetric and profilometric measurements of the ablation rates of photosensitive polymers at different wave- lengths T. Dumont, R. Bischofberger, T. Lippert and A. Wokaun RF plasma reactive pulsed laser deposition of boron nitride thin films B. Mitu, P. Bilkova, V. Marotta, S. Orlando and A. Santagata Pulsed laser deposition of HfO, and Pr,O) high-k films on Si(100) M. Ratzke, D. Wolfframm, M. Kappa, S. Kouteva-Arguirova and J. Reif 128 Behaviour of a planar Langmuir probe in a laser ablation plasma B. Doggett, C. Budtz-Joergensen, J.G. Lunney, P. Sheerin and M.M. Turner 134 PLD thin films obtained from CrO, and Cr,O,, targets F. Guinneton, O. Monnereau, L. Argeme, D. Stanoi, G. Socol, I.N. Mihailescu, T. Zhang, C. Grigorescu, H.J. Trodahl and L. Tortet 139 Preparation of tin oxide films on various substrates by excimer laser metal organic deposition T. Tsuchiya, K. Daoudi, I. Yamaguchi, T. Manabe, T. Kumagai and S. Mizuta 145 Pulsed laser deposition of thin films of various full Heusler alloys Co,MnX (X = Si, Ga, Ge, Sn, SbSn) at moderate temperature E. Valerio, C. Grigorescu, S.A. Manea, F. Guinneton, W.R. Branford and M. Autric 15] Double-pulse LIBS in bulk water and on submerged bronze samples A.D. Giacomo, M. Dell’ Aglio, F. Colao, R. Fantoni and V. Lazic 157 Influence of ambient medium on femtosecond laser processing of silicon S. Besner, J.-Y. Degorce, A.V. Kabashin and M. Meunier (Zr, Sn)TiO, thin films for application in electronics M. Nistor, F. Gherendi, M. Magureanu, N.B. Mandache, A. loachim, M.G. Banciu, L. Nedelcu, M. Popescu, F. Sava and H.V. Alexandru 169 Multiple-layer laser deposition of steel components using gas- and water-atomised powders: the differences and the mechanisms leading to them A.J. Pinkerton and L. Li 175 Thickness distribution of carbon nitride films grown by inverse-pulsed laser deposition L. Egerhazi, Z. Geretovszky and T. Sz6rényi 182 Ill: PLD In situ studies of complex PLD-grown films using hard X-ray surface diffraction P.R. Willmott, C.M. Schlepiitz, B.D. Patterson, R. Herger, M. Lange, D. Meister, D. Maden, Ch. Brénnimann, E.F. Eikenberry, G. Hiilsen and A. Al-Adwan 188 Can thin perovskite film materials be applied as model systems for battery applications? M.J. Montenegro, M. Dobeli, T. Lippert, S. Miiller, A. Weidenkaff, P.R. Willmott and A. Wokaun Contents Real-time analysis of UV laser-induced growth of ultrathin oxide films on silicon by spectroscopic ellipsometry P. Patzner, A.V. Osipov and P. Hess High laser-fluence deposition of organic materials in water ice matrices by “MAPLE” B. Toftmann, K. Rodrigo, J. Schou and R. Pedrys Processing of mussel adhesive protein analog thin films by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation R. Cristescu, T. Patz, R.J. Narayan, N. Menegazzo, B. Mizaikoff, D.E. Mihaiescu, P.B. Messersmith, I. Stamatin, I.N. Mihailescu and D.B. Chrisey Mechanical and tribological characterization of tetrahedral diamond-like carbon deposited by femtosecond pulsed laser deposition on pre-treated orthopaedic biomaterials A.-S. Loir, F. Garrelie, C. Donnet, J.-L. Subtil, M. Belin, B. Forest, F. Rogemond and P. Laporte IV: Fundamentals of Laser Ablation Femtosecond laser induced X-ray emission from metal alloys, polymers and color filters K. Hatanaka, K.-i. Yomogihata, H. Ono and H. Fukumura 2D calculations of the thermal effects due to femtosecond laser-metal interaction S. Valette, R. Le Harzic, N. Huot, E. Audouard and R. Fortunier Mechanism of ultrashort laser ablation of metals: molecular dynamics simulation N.N. Nedialkov, S.E. Imamova, P.A. Atanasov, P. Berger and F. Dausinger Femtosecond laser ionization mass spectrometric analysis of layers grown by pulsed laser deposition F. Costache, M. Ratzke, D. Wolfframm and J. Reif 249 The influence of the laser spot size and the pulse number on laser-induced backside wet etching R. BGhme and K. Zimmer 256 V: Laser Assisted CVD Tungsten oxide nanoparticles synthesised by laser assisted homogeneous gas-phase nucleation O. Alm, L. Landstrém, M. Boman, C.G. Granqvist and P. Heszler 262 Poster Session II A comparative study of wire feeding and powder feeding in direct diode laser deposition for rapid prototyping W.U.H. Syed, A.J. Pinkerton and L. Li 268 An analytical model for striation formation in laser cutting L.M. Wee and L. Li 277 Multiple-layer laser direct writing metal deposition in electrolyte solution L.M. Wee and L. Li 285 Corrosion mechanism of laser-melted AA 2014 and AA 2024 alloys Z. Liu, P.H. Chong, A.N. Butt, P. Skeldon and G.E. Thompson 294 CO, and diode laser welding of AZ31 magnesium alloy J. Zhu, L. Li and Z. Liu 300 Free-electron laser surface processing of titanium in nitrogen atmosphere E. Carpene, M. Shinn and P. Schaaf Surface laser-glazing of plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings C. Batista, A. Portinha, R.M. Ribeiro, V. Teixeira, M.F. Costa and C.R. Oliveira WwW — Ww Microstructure characterisation and process optimization of laser assisted rapid fabrication of 316L stainless steel J. Dutta Majumdar, A. Pinkerton, Z. Liu, I. Manna and L. Li 320 Alloying the X40CrMoV5-1 steel surface layer with tungsten carbide by the use of a high power diode laser L.A. Dobrzariski, M. Bonek, E. Hajduczek and A. Klimpel 328 xX Contents Laser cleaning: an alternative method for removing oil-spill fuel residues M.P. Mateo, G. Nicolas, V. Pifion, A. Ramil and A. Yanez Femtosecond laser fabrication of microspike-arrays on tungsten surface T. Sano, M. Yanai, E. Ohmura, Y. Nomura, I. Miyamoto, A. Hirose and K.F. Kobayashi 340 Corrosion behaviour of laser-melted magnesium alloys G. Abbas, Z. Liu and P. Skeldon Boundary conditions for 3D dynamic models of ablation of ceramics by pulsed mid-infrared lasers A. Vila Verde and M.M.D. Ramos Characterisation and corrosion performance of laser-melted 3CR12 steel P.H. Chong, Z. Liu, P. Skeldon and P. Crouse 362 Laser cleaning of ancient textiles R. Belli, A. Miotello, P. Mosaner and L. Toniutti 369 Mechanical and electrochemical properties of multiple-layer diode laser cladding of 316L stainless steel J. Dutta Majumdar, A. Pinkerton, Z. Liu, 1. Manna and L. Li 373 Poster session III Laser densification of TiO, films prepared by aerosol assisted vapour deposition Y. Wu, K.-L. Choy and L.L. Hench 378 Pulsed laser deposition of crystalline LaB, thin films V. Craciun and D. Craciun 384 Fast third-order optical nonlinearities in metal alloy nanocluster composite glass: negative sign of the nonlinear refractive index E. Cattaruzza, G. Battaglin, F. Gonella, G. Mattei, P. Mazzoldi, R. Polloni and B.F. Scremin 390 Laser-induced epitaxial recrystallization after alkali-ion implantion into a-quartz S. Gasiorek, S. Dhar, K.P. Lieb and P. Schaaf 396 Thin (0 0 1) tungsten trioxide films grown by laser deposition N.E. Stankova, P.A. Atanasov, T.J. Stanimirova, A.Og. Dikovska and R.W. Eason 401 Femto- and nanosecond laser treatment of doped polymethylmethacrylate J. Kriiger, S. Martin, H.M adebach, L. Urech, T. Lippert, A. Wokaun and W. Kautek 406 Photoluminescence characterization of pure and Sm**-doped thin metaloxide films V. Kiisk, I. Sildos, S. Lange, V. Reedo, T. Tatte, M. Kirm and J. Aarik 412 Laser-induced modification of metal nanoparticles formed by laser ablation technique in liquids N.V. Tarasenko, A.V. Butsen and E.A. Nevar 418 Morphological and structural characterization of CrO,/Cr,O, films grown by Laser-CVD P.M. Sousa, A.J. Silvestre, N. Popovici and O. Conde 423 Anatase phase TiO, thin films obtained by pulsed laser deposition for gas sensing applications E. Gyorgy, G. Socol, E. Axente, I.N. Mihailescu, C. Ducu and S. Ciuca 429 Laser processing and characterization of ZnS—Cu thin films V. Khomchenko, L. Fedorenko, N. Yusupov, V. Rodionov, Yu. Bacherikov, G. Svechnikov, L. Zavyalova, N. Roshchina, P. Lytvyn and M. Mukhlio 434 Phase change dynamics in a polymer thin film upon femtosecond and picosecond laser irradiation J. Bonse, S.M. Wiggins, J. Solis and T. Lippert 440 Etching of CulnSe, thin films—comparison of femtosecond and picosecond laser ablation D. Ruthe, K. Zimmer and T. Héche Contents Xi The wettability modification of bio-grade stainless steel in contact with simulated physiological liquids by the means of laser irradiation L. Hao, J. Lawrence and L. Li 453 Nanoscale evaluation of laser-based surface treated 12Ni maraging steel J. Grum and J.M. Slabe 458 Electrical and structural properties of Lay .Sr, ,>Mny ;Co, ;O,,8 films produced by pulsed laser deposition N. Pryds, B. Toftmann, J. Schou, P.V. Hendriksen and S. Linderoth 466 Crystallization of hydrogenated amorphous silicon-carbon films by means of laser treatments G. Ambrosone, U. Coscia, S. Lettieri, P. Maddalena, C. Minarini, V. Parisi, S. Schutzmann 47] Effect of sub-micrometer polymer gratings generated by two-beam interference on surface plasmon resonance M. Csete, C. Vass, J. Kokavecz, M. Goncalves, V. Megyesi, Zs. Bor, M. Pietralla and O. Marti 477 Main characteristics of calcium phosphate coatings obtained by laser cladding F. Lusquinos, J. Pou, M. Boutinguiza, F. Quintero, R. Soto, B. Le6n and M. Pérez-Amor 486 Cobalt-doped ZnO — a room temperature dilute magnetic semiconductor C.B. Fitzgerald, M. Venkatesan, J.G. Lunney, L.S. Dorneles and J.M.D. Coey 493 VI: Surface Treatment UV laser-induced ordered surface nanostructures in congruent lithium niobate single crystals S. Mailis, C.L. Sones, J.G. Scott and R.W. Eason 497 Laser interaction in sol—gel based materials—3-D lithography for photonic applications R. Houbertz Laser induced local and periodic phase transformations in iron oxide thin films obtained by chemical vapour deposition V. Sivakov, C. Petersen, C. Daniel, H. Shen, F. Miicklich and S. Mathur 513 Properties of ZnO thin films prepared by radio-frequency plasma beam assisted laser ablation N. Scarisoreanu, D.G. Matei, G. Dinescu, G. Epurescu, C. Ghica, L.C. Nistor and M. Dinescu 518 VII: Surface Treatment Influence of cerium on the pulsed UV nanosecond laser processing of photostructurable glass ceramic materials F.E. Livingston, P.M. Adams and H. Helvajian 526 Laser doping for microelectronics and microtechnology T. Sarnet, G. Kerrien, N. Yaakoubi, A. Bosseboeuf, E. Dufour-Gergam, D. Débarre, J. Boulmer, K. Kakushima, C. Laviron, M. Hernandez, J. Venturini and T. Bourouina 537 Study of laser crystallization and recording properties of oxygen doped Ge:Sb:Te films C. Rivera-Rodriguez, E. Prokhorov, Yu. Kovalenko, E. Morales-Sanchez and J. Gonzalez-Hernandez 545 Combinatorial experiment in Ni-Ti thin films by laser interference structuring K.W. Liu, C. Gachot, P. Leibenguth and F. Miicklich 550 Electron—hole relaxation through optical-phonon emission in CdTe/ZnTe quantum dots S. Cronenberger, Y. Viale, O. Crégut, M. Gallart, B. H6nerlage and P. Gilliot 556 VII: New Sources and applications Novel applications of short and ultra-short pulses M. Strabl, H. Kopecek, M. Weinrotter, A. Backer, A.H. Al-Janabi, V. Wieger and E. Wintner Femtosecond laser driven shock synthesis of the high-pressure phase of iron T. Sano, H. Mori, O. Sakata, E. Ohmura, I. Miyamoto, A. Hirose and K.F. Kobayashi xii Contents Current trends in 157 nm dry lithography A.C. Cefalas Time resolved schlieren study of sub-pecosecond and nanosecond laser transfer of biomaterials I. Zergioti, A. Karaiskou, D.G. Papazoglou, C. Fotakis, M. Kapsetaki and D. Kafetzopoulos IX: Laser Processing Laser manipulation of clusters, structural defects and nanoaggregates in barrier structures on silicon and binary semi-conductors G.I. Vorobets, O.I. Vorobets and V.N. Strebegev Manipulation of the osteoblast response to a Ti-6AI-4V titanium alloy using a high power diode laser L. Hao, J. Lawrence and L. Li Reactive laser synthesis of carbides and nitrides P. Schaaf, M. Kahle and E. Carpene Laser-assisted structuring of ceramic and steel surfaces for improving tribological properties S. Schreck and K.-H. Zum Gahr X: Laser Processing Preliminary study into the effects of YAG laser processing of titanium 6AI-4V alloy for potential aerospace component cleaning application M.W. Turner, M.J.J. Schmidt and L. Li Laser synthesis of amorphous Si—Al oxide nanowires under atmospheric conditions F. Quintero, J. Pou, F. Lusquifios, M. Boutinguiza, R. Soto and M. Pérez-Amor Author Index Subject Index