Laser engineering of biomimetic surfaces

E Stratakis, J Bonse, J Heitz, J Siegel… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Advances in ultrafast laser structuring of materials at the nanoscale

R Stoian, JP Colombier - Nanophotonics, 2020 - degruyter.com
Laser processing implies the generation of a material function defined by the shape and the
size of the induced structures, being a collective effect of topography, morphology, and …

A review of self-cleaning technology to reduce dust and ice accumulation in photovoltaic power generation using superhydrophobic coating

Y Wu, J Du, G Liu, D Ma, F Jia, JJ Klemeš, J Wang - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) power has become one of the most important methods of electricity
generation using renewable sources to progress towards carbon emissions neutrality …

100‐Layer error‐free 5D optical data storage by ultrafast laser nanostructuring in glass

H Wang, Y Lei, L Wang, M Sakakura… - Laser & Photonics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The demand for energy efficient data storage technologies with high capacity and long life
span is increasingly growing due to the explosion of digital information in modern society …

Review of surface modification technologies for mid‐infrared antireflection microstructures fabrication

AA Bushunov, MK Tarabrin… - Laser & Photonics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mid‐infrared materials antireflection is in high demand for high‐powered or ultra‐broadband
coherent light sources, where conventional antireflection coatings cannot be reliably …

Combined nano and micro structuring for enhanced radiative cooling and efficiency of photovoltaic cells

G Perrakis, AC Tasolamprou, G Kenanakis… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Outdoor devices comprising materials with mid-IR emissions at the atmospheric window (8–
13 μm) achieve passive heat dissipation to outer space (~− 270° C), besides the …

Controlling the wettability of stainless steel from highly-hydrophilic to super-hydrophobic by femtosecond laser-induced ripples and nanospikes

A Žemaitis, A Mimidis, A Papadopoulos, P Gečys… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Results on the manipulation of the wetting properties of stainless steel alloy surface by
ultrashort pulse laser texturing are presented. The wide range of water droplet contact …

[HTML][HTML] Direct laser interference patterning of stainless steel by ultrashort pulses for antibacterial surfaces

A Peter, AHA Lutey, S Faas, L Romoli, V Onuseit… - Optics & Laser …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP) with ultrashort pulses was exploited to
produce tailored periodic sub-micrometer structures on stainless steel surfaces to reduce …

[PDF][PDF] Omnidirectional iridescence via cylindrically-polarized femtosecond laser processing

N Livakas, E Skoulas, E Stratakis - Opto-Electronic Advances, 2020 - researching.cn
We report the femtosecond (fs) laser fabrication of biomimetic omnidirectional iridescent
metallic surfaces exhibiting efficient diffraction for practically any angle of light incidence …

Atomic‐Level Insight into the Formation of Subsurface Dislocation Layer and Its Effect on Mechanical Properties During Ultrafast Laser Micro/Nano Fabrication

J Xie, J Yan, D Zhu, G He - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Micro/nano processing technologies have been extensively studied since micro/nano
structures are used in different area such as microelectronics and microdevices. As a high …