Figure 1
From: Laser jetting of femto-liter metal droplets for high resolution 3D printed structures
(a1–a5) A schematic illustration of the evolution that takes place in the classic case of “melt pool” LIFT transfer. The metal layer melts completely within the pulse duration. (b1–b5) Schematic of the TIN transfer evolution where only part of the metal layer gets melted within the pulse duration.
