Light-induced metallization in laser-deposited gallium films

We have found that mirrors prepared upon silica glass by ultrafast pulsed laser deposition of elemental gallium show a highly reproducible and fully reversible light-induced reflectivity increase. The effect is explained as being due to nonthermal light-induced metallization of gallium at the interf...

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Main Authors: MacDonald, K.F (Author), Fedotov, V.A (Author), Eason, R.W (Author), Zheludev, N.I (Author), Rode, A.V (Author), Luther-Davies, B. (Author), Emel'yanov, V.I (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2001-03.
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