Fabrication of Antireflection Micro/Nanostructures on the Surface of Aluminum Alloy by Femtosecond Laser
Designed micro-nano structures on the surface of aluminum alloy provide excellent light trapping properties that can be used extensively in thermal photovoltaics, sensors, etc. However, the fabrication of high-performance antireflective micro-nano structures on aluminum alloy is challenging because...
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| author | Mengdan Du Quanquan Sun Wei Jiao Lifeng Shen Xiao Chen Junfeng Xiao Jianfeng Xu |
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| description | Designed micro-nano structures on the surface of aluminum alloy provide excellent light trapping properties that can be used extensively in thermal photovoltaics, sensors, etc. However, the fabrication of high-performance antireflective micro-nano structures on aluminum alloy is challenging because aluminum has shallow intrinsic losses and weak absorption. A two-step strategy is proposed for fabricating broadband antireflection structures by superimposing nanostructures onto microscale structures. By optimizing the processing parameters of femtosecond laser, the average reflectances of 2.6% within the visible spectral region (400–800 nm) and 5.14% within the Vis-NIR spectral region (400–2500 nm) are obtained. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3277ecc6ae04706b49ea5fb52b81c8d2023-11-23T00:27:05ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2021-11-011211140610.3390/mi12111406Fabrication of Antireflection Micro/Nanostructures on the Surface of Aluminum Alloy by Femtosecond LaserMengdan Du0Quanquan Sun1Wei Jiao2Lifeng Shen3Xiao Chen4Junfeng Xiao5Jianfeng Xu6State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaShanghai Aerospace Control Technology Institute, Shanghai 201109, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaShanghai Aerospace Control Technology Institute, Shanghai 201109, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaDesigned micro-nano structures on the surface of aluminum alloy provide excellent light trapping properties that can be used extensively in thermal photovoltaics, sensors, etc. However, the fabrication of high-performance antireflective micro-nano structures on aluminum alloy is challenging because aluminum has shallow intrinsic losses and weak absorption. A two-step strategy is proposed for fabricating broadband antireflection structures by superimposing nanostructures onto microscale structures. By optimizing the processing parameters of femtosecond laser, the average reflectances of 2.6% within the visible spectral region (400–800 nm) and 5.14% within the Vis-NIR spectral region (400–2500 nm) are obtained.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/12/11/1406femtosecond laseraluminum alloyantireflectionsurface micro/nanostructure |
| spellingShingle | Mengdan Du Quanquan Sun Wei Jiao Lifeng Shen Xiao Chen Junfeng Xiao Jianfeng Xu Fabrication of Antireflection Micro/Nanostructures on the Surface of Aluminum Alloy by Femtosecond Laser Micromachines femtosecond laser aluminum alloy antireflection surface micro/nanostructure |
| title | Fabrication of Antireflection Micro/Nanostructures on the Surface of Aluminum Alloy by Femtosecond Laser |
| title_full | Fabrication of Antireflection Micro/Nanostructures on the Surface of Aluminum Alloy by Femtosecond Laser |
| title_fullStr | Fabrication of Antireflection Micro/Nanostructures on the Surface of Aluminum Alloy by Femtosecond Laser |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fabrication of Antireflection Micro/Nanostructures on the Surface of Aluminum Alloy by Femtosecond Laser |
| title_short | Fabrication of Antireflection Micro/Nanostructures on the Surface of Aluminum Alloy by Femtosecond Laser |
| title_sort | fabrication of antireflection micro nanostructures on the surface of aluminum alloy by femtosecond laser |
| topic | femtosecond laser aluminum alloy antireflection surface micro/nanostructure |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/12/11/1406 |
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