Scanning tunneling microscope observations of pulsed laser modification of the basal plane of graphite

Abstract Scanning tunneling microscopy has been used to investigate changes in the morphology of the basal plane of graphite after exposure to 7 ns, 1064 nm laser pulses in air. Damage appears first on step edges and consists of exfoliation of graphite layers. Results indicate that a process other than oxidation is responsible.

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