Sol-gel derived silica coatings were deposited on soda-lime-silica by dip-coating. An absorbing metallic layer was sputtered onto the surface of the gel to couple near-infrared radiation from a Nd:YAG laser into the transparent coating. Laser energy was utilized to heat the ceramic coating on a substrate which has a lower glass transition temperature than the coating. Scanning the sample across the beam's path resulted in the formation of a 50 mum wide channel. The characteristics of a channel were altered by varying laser power, sol-gel coating thickness, and scanning speeds. Profilometry and SEM analysis verified that the coating can be heated to high temperatures without damaging the substrate.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/277183 |
| Date | January 1989 |
| Creators | Steinthal, Michael Gregory, 1964- |
| Contributors | Fabes, Brian D. |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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