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Ultrafast laser-induced morphological transformations

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Ultrafast laser processing can be used to realize various morphological surface transformations, ranging from direct contour shaping to large-area-surface functionalization via the generation of “self-ordered” micro- and nanostructures as well as their hierarchical hybrids. Irradiation with high-intensity laser pulses excites materials into extreme conditions, which then return to equilibrium through these unique surface transformations. In combination with suitable top-down or bottom-up manufacturing strategies, such laser-tailored surface morphologies open up new avenues toward the control of optical, chemical, and mechanical surface properties, featuring various technical applications especially in the fields of photovoltaics, tribology, and medicine. This article reviews recent efforts in the fundamental understanding of the formation of laser-induced surface micro- and nanostructures and discusses some of their emerging capabilities.

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Acknowledgements

M.J.A.’s contributions to this work were supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Contract No. FA9550–12–1-0465 at the University of Michigan. M.J.A. is currently affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories, which is a multiprogram laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, for the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under Contract DE-AC04– 94AL85000.

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    Michael J. Abere

  2. Laser Materials Processing Research Centre, School of Material Science & Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

    Minlin Zhong

  3. 6.4 Nanomaterial Technologies Division, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM), Germany

    Jörg Krüger & Jörn Bonse

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Abere, M.J., Zhong, M., Krüger, J. et al. Ultrafast laser-induced morphological transformations. MRS Bulletin 41, 969–974 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2016.271

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