Nanosecond Pulsed Laser Processing Turns Engineering Metal Alloys Antireflective and Superwicking

Avik Samanta; Qinghua Wang; Gurjap Singh; Scott K Shaw; Fatima Toor; Albert Ratner; Hongtao Ding

doi:10.1016/j.promfg.2019.06.149

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Nanosecond Pulsed Laser Processing Turns Engineering Metal Alloys Antireflective and Superwicking

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Nanosecond Pulsed Laser Processing Turns Engineering Metal Alloys Antireflective and Superwicking

Avik Samanta, Qinghua Wang, Gurjap Singh, Scott K Shaw, Fatima Toor, Albert Ratner and Hongtao Ding

Procedia manufacturing, Vol.34, pp.260-268

2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2019.06.149

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In this work, superwicking and antireflective properties are achieved on engineering metal surfaces by creating surface pattern using a high pulse energy nanosecond laser followed by a chemical immersion treatment. The high-energy nanosecond pulse laser scans the metal surface in air. Subsequently, the laser-textured surface is further treated by immersion in a 3-cyanopropyltricholosilane reagent. As a result of these two processes, microgrooves with micro- and nano-scale surface features are generated on the metal surface. Due to the created surface structure and favorable surface chemistry, water sprints uphill defying the gravity. The fast self-propelling movement of water is due to the supercapillary effect of the surface microchannel and the superhydrophilic surface nitrile group. The wicking effect on the processed surface follows the classical square root of time dependence. The processed surface shows good antireflective properties in visible and infrared spectrum. Surface features, surface chemistry, surface wettability, surface reflectivity and surface wicking behavior are measured on AA6061 and Ti-6Al-4V specimens through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), contact angle goniometer, UV-VIS-NIR spectrometer and high-speed camera.

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Title: Subtitle: Nanosecond Pulsed Laser Processing Turns Engineering Metal Alloys Antireflective and Superwicking
Creators: Avik Samanta - University of Iowa
Qinghua Wang - University of Iowa
Gurjap Singh - University of Iowa
Scott K Shaw - University of Iowa
Fatima Toor - University of Iowa
Albert Ratner - University of Iowa
Hongtao Ding - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Procedia manufacturing, Vol.34, pp.260-268
DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2019.06.149
ISSN: 2351-9789
eISSN: 2351-9789
Language: English
Date published: 2019
Academic Unit: Electrical and Computer Engineering; Iowa Technology Institute; Physics and Astronomy; Chemistry; Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center; Mechanical Engineering
Record Identifier: 9984196504002771

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