Laser-Surface Interactions for New Materials Production: Tailoring Structure and Properties

Laser processing can do far more than remove material: it can reshape surfaces, form nanoscale particles, and deposit films with carefully tailored properties. Laser-Surface Interactions for New Materials Production brings these interconnected processes into view through a collection of technically grounded chapters on laser–matter interactions, modeling, diagnostics, and materials applications.

From laser ablation to new materials

The volume covers both nanosecond and ultrashort-pulse phenomena, with attention to how laser energy couples to a material and what follows at its surface. Chapters address femtosecond ablation, plume behavior, nanoparticle and cluster formation, and the use of pulsed laser deposition to produce films. The treatment connects physical mechanisms with the practical question of how processing conditions influence the material that emerges.

Models, measurements, and mechanisms

Rather than relying on a single viewpoint, the book brings experimental investigation together with computational approaches. Coverage includes atomic- and molecular-level simulations, continuum models, and diagnostics of laser-induced phenomena. This range gives readers a way to consider processes across different time and length scales, from rapid energy transfer to surface modification and material removal.

A broad materials landscape

Applications extend across polymers, metals, ceramics, glass, and functional materials. Among the subjects are polymer and organic thin-film deposition, MAPLE, functional coatings, biomimetic implants, laser processing of glass, and piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials. The breadth makes the collection relevant to readers tracking how laser techniques translate into distinct materials and surface applications.

For graduate study and research

Originating in lectures prepared for an international school, this edited collection has a tutorial-oriented character while addressing a specialized scientific field. Graduate students, researchers, and engineers working in materials science, laser physics, thin films, or surface engineering can use it to build a broad framework for understanding laser-based material processing.

Explore the science behind laser-shaped surfaces and laser-produced materials with this focused reference from Digital Delights.