We present the historical background and the main development trends of a very rapidly
growing research field: pulsed laser deposition for obtaining high-quality thin films for use in …

In general, titanium alloys are well known for their good mechanical and biocompatibility
properties, but poor tribological behavior. Among other processes, laser nitriding has proven …

Nitriding is a well known technique to improve properties of materials. The process utilizing
laser contains many different processes like heat transport and melting effects, diffusion and …

We report a study on the biocompatibility vs. thickness in the case of titanium nitride (TiN)
films synthesized on 410 medical grade stainless steel substrates by pulsed laser …

Nitriding and carburizing by laser irradiation in combination with a process gas is a common
method to enhance the surface properties of various materials. This chapter discusses the …

Time-and space-resolved emission spectroscopic measurements have been performed to
investigate the formation of molecular species in the plasma plume generated by pulsed …

A novel hydrazide sol–gel process has been developed to synthesize nanocrystalline
titanium nitride. The process involves the reaction of titanium isopropoxide with anhydrous …

We present an analysis describing the phenomena that are involved in the interaction
process between high intensity UV laser radiation and a solid target in a low-pressure gas …

In this paper we report on the present status of thin-film nitride compounds (CN, TiN, AlN,
SiN, BN, GaN) growth by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). PLD and reactive PLD (RPLD) …

We report new results concerning the composition and the structure of the particulates
covering the surface of the thin films deposited by reactive pulsed laser deposition (RPLD) …