Abstract

Laser-induced periodic surface structure (LIPSS), which has a period smaller than the laser wavelength, is expected to become a potential technique for fine surface processing. We report the microscopic and macroscopic observations of the crystallinity of LIPSSs, where the characteristics such as defects generation and residual strain were analyzed, respectively. The LIPSSs were formed on a Si substrate using two different femtosecond pulses from Ti:Sapphire laser with near-infrared wavelength (0.8 μm) and free-electron laser (FEL) with mid-infrared wavelength (11.4 μm). The photon energies of the former and latter lasers used here are higher and lower than the Si bandgap energies, respectively. These LIPSSs exhibit different crystalline states, where LIPSS induced by Ti:Sapphire laser show residual strain while having a stable crystallinity; in contrast, FEL-LIPSS generates defects without residual strain. This multiple analysis (microscopic and macroscopic observations) provides such previously-unknown structural characteristics with high spatial resolution. To obtain LIPSS with suitable properties and characteristics based on each application it is paramount to identify the laser sources that can achieve such properties. Therefore, identifying the structural information of the LIPSS generated by each specific laser is of great importance.

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Title
Crystallinity in periodic nanostructure surface on Si substrates induced by near- and mid-infrared femtosecond laser irradiation
Author
Miyagawa, Reina 1 ; Kamibayashi, Daisuke 2 ; Nakamura, Hirotaka 3 ; Hashida, Masaki 4 ; Zen, Heishun 5 ; Somekawa, Toshihiro 6 ; Matsuoka, Takeshi 7 ; Ogura, Hiroyuki 2 ; Sagae, Daisuke 2 ; Seto, Yusuke 8 ; Shobu, Takahisa 9 ; Tominaga, Aki 9 ; Eryu, Osamu 1 ; Ozaki, Norimasa 3 

 Nagoya Institute of Technology, Department of Physical Science and Engineering, Nagoya, Japan (GRID:grid.47716.33) (ISNI:0000 0001 0656 7591) 
 Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering, Suita, Japan (GRID:grid.136593.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 0373 3971) 
 Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering, Suita, Japan (GRID:grid.136593.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 0373 3971); Osaka University, Institute of Laser Engineering, Suita, Japan (GRID:grid.136593.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 0373 3971) 
 Kyoto University, Institute for Chemical Research, Uji, Japan (GRID:grid.258799.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 0372 2033); Tokai University, Research Institute of Science and Technology, Hiratsuka, Japan (GRID:grid.265061.6) (ISNI:0000 0001 1516 6626) 
 Kyoto University, Institute of Advanced Energy, Uji, Japan (GRID:grid.258799.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 0372 2033) 
 Institute for Laser Technology, Osaka, Japan (GRID:grid.450290.a) (ISNI:0000 0004 7436 1183) 
 Osaka University, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Suita, Japan (GRID:grid.136593.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 0373 3971) 
 Kobe University, Graduate School of Science, Kobe, Japan (GRID:grid.31432.37) (ISNI:0000 0001 1092 3077); Osaka Metropolitan University, Department of Geosciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka, Japan (GRID:grid.31432.37) 
 Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Material Science Research Center, Sayo, Japan (GRID:grid.20256.33) (ISNI:0000 0001 0372 1485) 
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2746829229
Copyright
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