Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9566944 | Applied Surface Science | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Al2O3 ceramic has been micro-structured in air using 180 fs, λ = 775 nm optical pulses in a fluence range 1.4 < F < 21 J cmâ2 with observed ablation rates of 25 < V < 900 μm3/pulse. The threshold fluence was Fth = 1.1 J cmâ2 at this ultrashort pulse-length in the NIR. Melting could be minimised using ultrafast optical pulses, improving the edge quality. By optimising the processing parameters, the residual surface roughness could be reduced below the pristine surface Ra = 0.8 μm. The debris produced consists mainly of single crystal nanoparticles of alumina with diameters from 20 nm to 1 μm with an average diameter of 300 nm.
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Authors
W. Perrie, A. Rushton, M. Gill, P. Fox, W. O'Neill,