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Femtosecond laser-induced ripple structures on magnesium

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Two types of periodic surface structures including micro-ripples and nano-ripples were observed on magnesium after femtosecond laser irradiation, and the color effect was reported by scanning a single laser beam over a large area at near damage threshold fluence. Optical reflectance measurement revealed that the color effect was mainly attributed to the nano-ripples as diffraction gratings, and intensity of the color was affected by morphology of the micro-ripples. AFM and SEM images showed that orientation of the micro-ripples was parallel to laser polarization and the period of the micro-ripples increased with scanning numbers, while the orientation of the nano-ripples was perpendicular to laser polarization and the period of the nano-ripples kept constant as laser sub-wavelength with increasing scanning numbers. These results suggested that formation of the micro-ripples was due to the combined effect of initial surface roughness and near-field interference, while formation of the nano-ripples was caused by the near-field interference between incident light and surface plasmons being excited in the air and metal interface. The potential application of such an effect is further proposed.

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Support by A∗STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore, Remanufacturing Programme (SERC grant no: 112 290 4017) is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Y. C. Guan & W. Zhou

  2. Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, 71 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 638075, Singapore

    Y. C. Guan, W. Zhou, Z. L. Li, H. Y. Zheng & G. C. Lim

  3. National University of Singapore, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 117576, Singapore

    M. H. Hong

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Guan, Y.C., Zhou, W., Li, Z.L. et al. Femtosecond laser-induced ripple structures on magnesium. Appl. Phys. A 115, 13–18 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-013-7927-5

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