Fabrication and applications of surface micro/nanostructures by femtosecond laser

• Published in: Colloid and interface science communications Vol. 59; p. 100770
• Main Authors: Zhu, Di, Zuo, Pei, Li, Fang, Tian, Hong, Liu, Tongfeng, Hu, Lifei, Huang, Helang, Liu, Junjie, Qian, Xiaodong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Application; Femtosecond laser processing; Surface micro/nanostructure; Femtosecond laser processing; Application; Surface micro/nanostructure
• ISSN: 2215-0382; 2215-0382
• DOI: 10.1016/j.colcom.2024.100770

With the ongoing advancement of processing technology, one of the hottest subjects is the manufacturing of materials with distinctive surface micro/nanostructures. Among these, femtosecond laser processing has been widely adopted as a high-precision and high-efficiency fabricating technology. When compared to other traditional processing methods, femtosecond laser processing has some advantages in controllable micro/nanostructures processing and can fabricate a wide range of structures, including periodic structures, microporous array structure, three-dimensional structure, composite structures, and so on. They have many applications, including optical anti-counterfeiting, anti-reflection, superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic properties, and so on. This article reviews the simplified mechanism of femtosecond laser processing material, typical surface micro/nanostructures fabricated by femtosecond laser, and typical applications of femtosecond laser-fabricated surface micro/nanostructures. It proves the technical prospect and application potential of femtosecond laser fabrication of surface micro/nanostructures. [Display omitted] •Types of surface micro/nano structures prepared by femtosecond laser processing are described.•The application of femtosecond laser preparation of surface micro/nano structures is described.•A brief description of the mechanism of femtosecond laser-material interaction is given.