Abstract
We report here femtosecond laser-driven transient snapshots of ultrafast crystallization of films from its as-deposited amorphous phase, and the local structural change is validated by micro-Raman spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction. The decay time constant of in transient spectra with a precise temporal resolution using 400 nm (pump) reveals about 68 volumetric percentage crystallization at a remarkably low fluence of . This is attributed to reiterated excitation after a complete carrier relaxation and formation of a long-lasting transient phase at sub-threshold fluences. Furthermore, Raman spectra of irradiated spots confirm defective-octahedral modes at 110 and validating crystallization.
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