Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is a technique that allows to prepare thin films of a variety of materials. In this method the target material is irradiated with laser in short pulses, creating a plume of plasma. Some of the extracted material then deposits on the substrate, forming a thin film. The properties of the film depend on the deposition parameters such as the temperature, environment, pulse length, radiation intensity, deposition time, distance between the target and the substrate etc. In this video we explain this technique in more detail with the help of 3D animations. Copyright: Captain Corrosion OÜ, A University of Tartu spin-off company