@article{
author = "Gaković, Biljana M. and Radak, Bojan and Radu, C. and Zamfirescu, M. and Trtica, Milan and Petrović, Suzana and Stašić, Jelena and Panjan, Peter and Mihailescu, Ion N.",
year = "2012",
abstract = "We studied surface modification of a double layer protective coating on steel induced by single fs laser pulse irradiation in ambient air. The outer alumina (Al2O3) layer, which protects against aggressive environments, was 1.7 mu m thick and the titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN) layer in contact with the steel surface had a thickness of 1.9 mu m. The pulses (lambda=775 nm, tau=200 fs) were generated by a Ti:sapphire laser source. The pulse energy was varied from 0.32 mu J to 50 mu J, corresponding to an incident laser fluence of 0.11 J cm(-2) to 16.47 J cm(-2). The surface damage threshold was found to be 0.20 J cm(-2) and the alumina layer removal was initiated at 0.56 J cm(-2). This selective ablation of alumina was possible in a wide range of fluences, up to the maximum applied, without ablating the TiAlN layer beneath. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.",
journal = "Surface and Coatings Technology",
title = "Selective single pulse femtosecond laser removal of alumina (Al2O3) from a bilayered Al2O3/TiAlN/steel coating",
volume = "206",
number = "24",
pages = "5080-5084",
doi = "10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.06.021"
}