LEADER 04460nam 2200865z- 450 001 9910557729103321 005 20220111 035 $a(CKB)5400000000046032 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76769 035 $a(oapen)doab76769 035 $a(EXLCZ)995400000000046032 100 $a20202201d2021 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aCurrent Research in Pulsed Laser Deposition 210 $aBasel, Switzerland$cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute$d2021 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 311 08$a3-0365-1044-3 311 08$a3-0365-1045-1 330 $aDespite its limitation in terms of surface covered area, the PLD technique still gathers interest among researchers by offering endless possibilities for tuning thin film composition and enhancing their properties of interest due to: (i) the easiness of a stoichiometric transfer even for very complex target materials, (ii) high adherence of the deposited structures to the substrate, (iii) controlled degree of phase, crystallinity, and thickness of deposited coatings, (iv) versatility of the experimental set-up which allows for simultaneous ablation of multiple targets resulting in combinatorial maps or consecutive ablation of multiple targets producing multi-layered structures, and (v) adjustment of the number of laser pulses, resulting in either a spread of nanoparticles, islands of materials or a complete covering of a surface. Moreover, a variation of PLD, known as Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation, allows for deposition of organic materials, ranging from polymers to proteins and even living cells, otherwise difficult to transfer unaltered in the form of thin films by other techniques. Furthermore, the use of laser light as transfer agent ensures purity of films and pulse-to-pulse deposition allows for an unprecedented control of film thickness at the nm level. This Special Issue is a collection of state-of-the art research papers and reviews in which the topics of interest are devoted to thin film synthesis by PLD and MAPLE, for numerous research and industry field applications, such as bio-active coatings for medical implants and hard, protective coatings for cutting and drilling tools withstanding high friction and elevated temperatures, sensors, solar cells, lithography, magnetic devices, energy-storage and conversion devices, controlled drug delivery and in situ microstructuring for boosting of surface properties. 606 $aTechnology: general issues$2bicssc 610 $a(InFe)2O3 610 $aaluminum nitride 610 $aanimal-origin calcium phosphate coatings 610 $abiomedical applications 610 $abiomimetic applications 610 $acalcium phosphate-based coatings 610 $acoatings 610 $acomplex refractive index 610 $acomposite coatings 610 $adilute magnetic semiconductor 610 $adoping 610 $aellipsometry 610 $aenergy storage 610 $aenteric coatings 610 $aFTIR spectroscopy 610 $ahigh adherence 610 $ain vivo testing 610 $aIndium oxide 610 $airon oxide 610 $aITO 610 $aLactoferrin 610 $alithium microbatteries 610 $amacrophage interactions 610 $aMAPLE 610 $amatrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation 610 $an/a 610 $ananoimprint lithography 610 $ananoindentation testing 610 $ananostructure 610 $anatural hydroxyapatite 610 $aPLD 610 $aPLD films 610 $apulsed laser deposition 610 $apulsed laser deposition technique 610 $aroom temperature ferromagnetism 610 $ashellac 610 $asynthetic and natural hydroxyapatite 610 $atarget preparation 610 $aTEM imaging 610 $athin films 610 $athin-film electrodes 610 $athin-film solid electrolyte 615 7$aTechnology: general issues 700 $aDuta$b Liviu$4edt$01309869 702 $aPopescu$b Andrei C$4edt 702 $aDuta$b Liviu$4oth 702 $aPopescu$b Andrei C$4oth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910557729103321 996 $aCurrent Research in Pulsed Laser Deposition$93029682 997 $aUNINA