A method of in-situ transfer during fabrication of a component comprising a 2-dimensional crystalline thin film on a substrate is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes forming a layered structure comprising a polymer, a 2-dimensional crystalline thin film, a metal catalyst, and a substrate. The metal catalyst, being a growth medium for the two-dimensional crystalline thin film, is etched and removed by infiltrating liquid to enable the in-situ transfer of the two-dimensional crystalline thin film directly onto the underlying substrate.

The invention relates to a method for depositing new elements on a substrate of interest by means of a beam of focused ions and a platform for cooling the substrate of interest to cryogenic temperatures that can also rough out defective elements that are located on same. In addition, the invention relates to a device that comprises all the means necessary for carrying out the method, in particular the means necessary for condensing precursor gases on the surface of the substrate of interest at cryogenic temperatures. The method and the device of the invention can be used to remove and repair, for example, metal contacts of an electronic device or of an integrated circuit, or to repair, for example, portions of an optical lithography mask. Therefore, the present invention is applicable in the electronics industry and in the field of nanotechnology.

A laser-enhanced chemical vapor deposition transport system includes a resistive heated crucible and, projecting from the crucible at a first end, a plurality of spokes. The spokes are configured to deliver, substantially simultaneously, vaporized and/or sublimated media powder from the crucible to a plurality of deposition sites, deliver precursor gasses to the deposition sites and propagate beams emitted from one or more laser sources to the deposition sites.

A device for synthesising core-shell nanoparticles by laser pyrolysis is provided. The device includes a reactor having a first chamber for synthesising the core, which is provided with an inlet for a core precursor; a second chamber for synthesising the shell, which is provided with an inlet for a shell precursor; and at least one communication channel between the two chambers for transmitting the core of the nanoparticles to be formed in the first chamber towards the second chamber. The device also includes an optical device for illuminating each of the two chambers, and at least one laser capable of emitting a laser beam intended to interact with the precursors in order to form the core and the shell.

A method for forming an electrode catalyst layer by putting catalyst ink within an insulative container having a conductive nozzle in communication with the interior of the container and applying an electrospray voltage to the nozzle to cause electrospray of the catalyst ink through the tip end of the nozzle and thereby to form an electrode catalyst layer, the method includes preparing catalyst ink containing a mixture of at least electrode catalyst, polymer electrolyte binder and volatile organic compound and/or water, putting the catalyst ink within the container with a space remaining inside thereof and air-tightly sealing the container, and electrospraying with the space inside of the air-tightly sealed container being conditioned to have a negative pressure of a level at which the catalyst ink cannot drip off from the nozzle.

Methods and systems for surface structuring to increase emissivity of one or more samples comprising: generating electromagnetic radiation from a femtosecond fiber laser, wherein the electromagnetic radiation comprises a wavelength, a pulse repetition rate, a pulse width, a pulse energy, and an average power; coupling the electromagnetic radiation from the femtosecond fiber laser to an autofocusing scanner, wherein the autofocusing scanner is configured to scan and focus the electromagnetic radiation onto the one or more samples; and using a computer to adjust the pulse repetition rate and the pulse energy of the femtosecond fiber laser and to control the autofocusing scanner to scan and focus the electromagnetic radiation onto the one or more samples to fabricate micro spikes onto the surface of the one or more samples in order to increase the emissivity of the one or more samples. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Provided is a method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with which it is possible to obtain a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet exhibiting excellent magnetic properties. This method for prod producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet involves subjecting a surface of a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet which does not have a forsterite film thereon to a film formation treatment, and performing the film formation treatment while imparting tension to the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet which does not have a forsterite film thereon.

A fuel cell separator includes a metal substrate having a surface; an ion penetration layer including carbon diffusion-inhibiting ions extending from the surface of the metal substrate into the metal substrate; and a carbon coating layer disposed on the surface of the metal substrate.

Systems and methods may be used to produce coated components. Exemplary semiconductor chamber components may include an aluminum alloy comprising nickel and may be characterized by a surface. The surface may include a corrosion resistant coating. The corrosion resistant coating may include a conformal layer and a non-metal layer. The conformal layer may extend about the semiconductor chamber component. The non-metal oxide layer may extend over a surface of the conformal layer. The non-metal oxide layer may be characterized by an amorphous microstructure having a hardness of from about 300 HV to about 10,000 HV. The non-metal oxide layer may also be characterized by an sp.sup.2 to sp.sup.3 hybridization ratio of from about 0.01 to about 0.5 and a hydrogen content of from about 1 wt. % to about 35 wt. %.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a device for heat transmission, dissipation and highly efficient capillary siphoning action. The method comprises preparing a metal substrate; processing a surface of the metal substrate to form a rugged surface layer thereon; neutralizing, cleaning and drying the metal substrate to remove oil and rust thereon; placing the metal substrate into a first vacuum chamber for heating, deoxygenizing by hydrogen gas and ion bombarding to the rugged surface layer. Further, the metal substrate can be selectively subject to deposition, decomposition, degradation and reaction treatments for obtainment of a device for heat transmission, dissipation and highly efficient capillary siphoning action.