Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5360411 | Applied Surface Science | 2013 | 25 Pages |
Abstract
Nano-scale and micro-scale laser-induced periodic surface structures (ripples), pores and splash-like structures with different formation thresholds fluence have been observed after stationary multiple linearly polarized femtosecond laser irradiations on a molding stainless steel. Nano-scale structures exhibit a formation threshold fluence lower than that of micro-scale ripples. When increasing both power density and number of pulses, nano-scale ripples are only sensitive to the latter, showing a 15% decrease of their spatial period in the range of used values. Micro-scale ripples respond to these two laser parameters by an increase followed by a decrease of their spatial period. The two types of ripples exhibit behavior differences that show that micro- and nano-scale ripples are the results of two distinct mechanisms.
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Authors
P. Bizi-bandoki, S. Valette, E. Audouard, S. Benayoun,