Ultrafast Laser Welding of Silicon

While ultrafast laser welding is an appealing technique for bonding transparent workpieces, it is not applicable for joining silicon samples due to nonlinear propagation effects which dramatically diminish the possible energy deposition at the interface. It is demonstrated that these limitations can...

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Main Authors: Maxime Chambonneau, Qingfeng Li, Markus Blothe, Stree Vithya Arumugam, Stefan Nolte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-VCH 2023-05-01
Series:Advanced Photonics Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202200300
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author Maxime Chambonneau
Qingfeng Li
Markus Blothe
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Stefan Nolte
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description While ultrafast laser welding is an appealing technique for bonding transparent workpieces, it is not applicable for joining silicon samples due to nonlinear propagation effects which dramatically diminish the possible energy deposition at the interface. It is demonstrated that these limitations can be circumvented by local absorption enhancement at the interface thanks to metallic nanolayer deposition. By combining the resulting exalted absorption with filament relocation during ultrafast laser irradiation, silicon samples can be efficiently joined. Shear joining strengths >4 MPa are obtained for 21 nm gold nanolayers without laser‐induced alteration of the transmittance. Such remarkable strength values hold promise for applications in microelectronics, optics, and astronomy.
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spelling doaj.art-31c6be2e5cba4947ae31b3f06857663f2023-05-04T12:49:11ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Photonics Research2699-92932023-05-0145n/an/a10.1002/adpr.202200300Ultrafast Laser Welding of SiliconMaxime Chambonneau0Qingfeng Li1Markus Blothe2Stree Vithya Arumugam3Stefan Nolte4Institute of Applied Physics Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Albert-Einstein-Straße 15 07745 Jena GermanyInstitute of Applied Physics Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Albert-Einstein-Straße 15 07745 Jena GermanyInstitute of Applied Physics Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Albert-Einstein-Straße 15 07745 Jena GermanyInstitute of Applied Physics Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Albert-Einstein-Straße 15 07745 Jena GermanyInstitute of Applied Physics Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Albert-Einstein-Straße 15 07745 Jena GermanyWhile ultrafast laser welding is an appealing technique for bonding transparent workpieces, it is not applicable for joining silicon samples due to nonlinear propagation effects which dramatically diminish the possible energy deposition at the interface. It is demonstrated that these limitations can be circumvented by local absorption enhancement at the interface thanks to metallic nanolayer deposition. By combining the resulting exalted absorption with filament relocation during ultrafast laser irradiation, silicon samples can be efficiently joined. Shear joining strengths >4 MPa are obtained for 21 nm gold nanolayers without laser‐induced alteration of the transmittance. Such remarkable strength values hold promise for applications in microelectronics, optics, and astronomy.https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202200300filamentationlaserlaser weldingmicro‐processingsiliconthin films
spellingShingle Maxime Chambonneau
Qingfeng Li
Markus Blothe
Stree Vithya Arumugam
Stefan Nolte
Ultrafast Laser Welding of Silicon
Advanced Photonics Research
filamentation
laser
laser welding
micro‐processing
silicon
thin films
title Ultrafast Laser Welding of Silicon
title_full Ultrafast Laser Welding of Silicon
title_fullStr Ultrafast Laser Welding of Silicon
title_full_unstemmed Ultrafast Laser Welding of Silicon
title_short Ultrafast Laser Welding of Silicon
title_sort ultrafast laser welding of silicon
topic filamentation
laser
laser welding
micro‐processing
silicon
thin films
url https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202200300
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