Advances in Laser Ablation of Materials: Symposium Held April 13-16, 1998, San Francisco, California, U.S.A (Materials Research Society Symposia Proceedings)

There has been a resurgence in laser-ablation-based processing of materials since the discovery of high-Tc superconductivity nearly a decade ago. Since then, pulsed laser ablation has emerged as one of the most popular methods to deposit thin films of oxides, ceramics and other related materials. In addition to the deposition of oxide films, several new areas, such as colossal magnetoresistance, ferroelectric and high-k dielectric thins films, in situ diagnostics, superlattices, and carbon nitrides, have developed. This volume highlights advances in these and other new areas and includes a special commemorative look at the 10th anniversary of pulsed laser deposition of high-Tc superconducting thin films.