The exciting properties of micro-and nano-patterned surfaces found in natural species hide
a virtually endless potential of technological ideas, opening new opportunities for innovation …

Nanotechnology and lasers are among the most successful and active fields of research and
technology that have boomed during the past two decades. Many improvements are based …

The unique characteristics of ultrafast lasers, such as picosecond and femtosecond lasers,
have opened up new avenues in materials processing that employ ultrashort pulse widths …

Black silicon (BSi) represents a very active research area in renewable energy materials.
The rise of BSi as a focus of study for its fundamental properties and potentially lucrative …

This paper reviews a new field of direct femtosecond laser surface nano/microstructuring
and its applications. Over the past few years, direct femtosecond laser surface processing …

Electrochemical energy storage and conversion play an important role in the sustainable
development of an environmentally friendly society, but the performances of electrochemical …

Anti-reflective coatings (ARCs) have evolved into highly effective reflectance and glare
reducing components for various optical and opto-electrical equipments. Extensive research …

Silicon nanowire and nanopore arrays promise to reduce manufacturing costs and increase
the power conversion efficiency of photovoltaic devices. So far, however, photovoltaic cells …

This work demonstrates superhydrophobic behavior on nanosecond laser patterned copper
and brass surfaces. Compared with ultrafast laser systems previously used for such …

In the context of global water scarcity, water vapor available in air is a non-negligible
supplementary fresh water resource. Current and potential energetically passive procedures …