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The Raman spectra of amorphous phases are sometimes difficult to inter
pret because the information content of spectra is usually low. Howeve
r, laser-induced damage can be used in order to transform materials in
to phases that provide spectra that can be evaluated more easily. Tita
nium oxides formed tribochemically as reaction products in wear scars
and potentiodynamically produced vanadium oxide thin films are modifie
d by laser-induced crystallization or oxidation, Investigation of the
transformed material allows the characterization of the molecular stru
cture of the genuine material, Laser-induced transformation can also l
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