Microstructure Formations Resulting from Nanosecond and Picosecond Laser Irradiation of a Ti-Based Alloy under Controlled Atmospheric Conditions and Optimization of the Irradiation Process.

This paper presents a study and comparison of surface effects induced by picosecond and nanosecond laser modification of a Ti6Al4V alloy surface under different ambient conditions: air and argon- and nitrogen-rich atmospheres. Detailed surface characterization was performed for all experimental conditions. Damage threshold fluences for picosecond and nanosecond laser irradiation in all three ambient conditions were determined.

Direct Probing of Water Adsorption on Liquid-Phase Exfoliated WS Films Formed by the Langmuir-Schaefer Technique.

Tungsten disulfide, a transition metal dichalcogenide, has numerous applications as active components in gas- and chemical-sensing devices, photovoltaic sources, photocatalyst substrates, etc. In such devices, the presence of water in the sensing environment is a factor whose role has not been well-understood. To address this problem, the probing of HO molecule adsorption on WS films supported on solid substrates has been performed in a near-ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP-XPS) setup.

The effect of Artemisia annua L. extract on microbiologically influenced corrosion of A36 steel caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

The protective effect of A. annua against microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of A36 steel caused by P. aeruginosa (PA) in a simulated marine environment was investigated using electrochemical, spectroscopic, and surface techniques.

Optical Emission Studies of Copper Plasma Induced Using Infrared Transversely Excited Atmospheric (IR TEA) Carbon Dioxide Laser Pulses.

Spatially resolved, time-integrated optical emission spectroscopy was applied for investigation of copper plasma produced by a nanosecond infrared (IR) transversely excited atmospheric (TEA) CO2 laser, operating at 10.6 μm. The effect of surrounding air pressure, in the pressure range 0.