Advanced remote laser cutting of battery foils using an interference approach
This work demonstrates how an interference pattern can improve the performance of remote laser cutting of pure copper foils, making the cutting process effective even for a low power laser source. The proof of concept is carried out by using a nanosecond laser source with a pulse duration of 5 ns, c...
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| author | Robert Baumann Sabri Alamri Alfredo I. Aguilar-Morales Andrés F. Lasagni Tim Kunze |
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| description | This work demonstrates how an interference pattern can improve the performance of remote laser cutting of pure copper foils, making the cutting process effective even for a low power laser source. The proof of concept is carried out by using a nanosecond laser source with a pulse duration of 5 ns, coupled with a two-beam scanning interference setup, producing a spatial period of 12.5 µm. In the experiments, processing parameters as pulse-to-pulse distance, laser power and scanning speed are varied, to optimize the foil breakthrough and their effect on the generated material modifications are investigated. A comparison between the processing results employing the interference pattern and single beam with a Gaussian energy distribution is carried out. While the single beam process is not sufficient for cutting a 10 µm thin metallic foil, the interference treatment shows an improvement over 100%. In addition, only small spatter formations are detected, with average particle sizes of 1.75 ± 0.82 µm on the top side of the foil. The bottom side of a fully separated copper foil only depicts small spatter formations of less than 1 µm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6bafa16dcb6c46dcb1a1d426df583a282022-12-22T03:26:20ZengElsevierMaterials Letters: X2590-15082022-06-0114100138Advanced remote laser cutting of battery foils using an interference approachRobert Baumann0Sabri Alamri1Alfredo I. Aguilar-Morales2Andrés F. Lasagni3Tim Kunze4Institute for Manufacturing Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, George-Baehr-Str. 3c, 01069 Dresden, Germany; Corresponding authors.Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS, Winterbergstrasse 28, 01277 Dresden, Germany; Fusion Bionic GmbH, Löbtauerstraße 69, 01159 Dresden, Germany; Corresponding authors.Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS, Winterbergstrasse 28, 01277 Dresden, GermanyInstitute for Manufacturing Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, George-Baehr-Str. 3c, 01069 Dresden, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS, Winterbergstrasse 28, 01277 Dresden, GermanyFraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS, Winterbergstrasse 28, 01277 Dresden, Germany; Fusion Bionic GmbH, Löbtauerstraße 69, 01159 Dresden, GermanyThis work demonstrates how an interference pattern can improve the performance of remote laser cutting of pure copper foils, making the cutting process effective even for a low power laser source. The proof of concept is carried out by using a nanosecond laser source with a pulse duration of 5 ns, coupled with a two-beam scanning interference setup, producing a spatial period of 12.5 µm. In the experiments, processing parameters as pulse-to-pulse distance, laser power and scanning speed are varied, to optimize the foil breakthrough and their effect on the generated material modifications are investigated. A comparison between the processing results employing the interference pattern and single beam with a Gaussian energy distribution is carried out. While the single beam process is not sufficient for cutting a 10 µm thin metallic foil, the interference treatment shows an improvement over 100%. In addition, only small spatter formations are detected, with average particle sizes of 1.75 ± 0.82 µm on the top side of the foil. The bottom side of a fully separated copper foil only depicts small spatter formations of less than 1 µm.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150822000187Direct laser interference patterningCuttingCopper foilsSurface treatment |
| spellingShingle | Robert Baumann Sabri Alamri Alfredo I. Aguilar-Morales Andrés F. Lasagni Tim Kunze Advanced remote laser cutting of battery foils using an interference approach Materials Letters: X Direct laser interference patterning Cutting Copper foils Surface treatment |
| title | Advanced remote laser cutting of battery foils using an interference approach |
| title_full | Advanced remote laser cutting of battery foils using an interference approach |
| title_fullStr | Advanced remote laser cutting of battery foils using an interference approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advanced remote laser cutting of battery foils using an interference approach |
| title_short | Advanced remote laser cutting of battery foils using an interference approach |
| title_sort | advanced remote laser cutting of battery foils using an interference approach |
| topic | Direct laser interference patterning Cutting Copper foils Surface treatment |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150822000187 |
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