Laser-engineered heavy hydrocarbons: Old materials with new opportunities
Xining Zang, Cuiying Jian, Samuel Ingersoll, Huashan Li, Jeramie J. Adams, Zhengmao Lu, Nicola Ferralis, Jeffrey C. Grossman
Abstract
Laser ablation combined with chemical diversity of heavy hydrocarbons (tar, coal, and pitch) provides tunability of properties.
Topics & Concepts
LaserEnvironmental scienceMaterials scienceNanotechnologyEnvironmental chemistryChemistryOpticsPhysicsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid DynamicsLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research