Abstract: A device and method for depositing a material of interest onto a receiving substrate includes a first laser and a second laser, a receiving substrate, and a target substrate. The target substrate comprises a laser transparent support having a back surface and a front surface. The front surface has a coating that comprises the source material, which is a material that can be transformed into the material of interest. The first laser can be positioned in relation to the target substrate so that a laser beam is directed through the back surface of the target substrate and through the laser-transparent support to strike the coating at a defined location with sufficient energy to remove and lift the source material from the surface of the support. The receiving substrate can be positioned in a spaced relation to the target substrate so that the source material is deposited at a defined location on the receiving substrate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 1, 2003
Date of Patent:
February 21, 2006
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Inventors:
Alberto Piqué, Raymond Auyeung, James Fitzgerald, Douglas B. Chrisey, Huey-Daw Wu