Theory for the ultrafast ablation of graphite films
Theory for the ultrafast ablation of graphite films
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.87.015003
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发表时间:
2001-07-02
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Bennemann, KH
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作者:
Jeschke, HO;Garcia, ME;Bennemann, KH
The physical mechanisms for damage formation in graphite films induced by femtosecond laser pulses are analyzed using a microscopic electronic theory. We describe the nonequilibrium dynamics of electrons and lattice by performing molecular dynamics simulations on time-dependent potential energy surfaces. We show that graphite has the unique property of exhibiting two distinct laser-induced structural instabilities. For high absorbed energies (>3.3 eV/atom) we find nonequilibrium melting followed by fast evaporation. For low intensities above the damage threshold (>2.0 eV/atom) ablation occurs via removal of intact graphite sheets.