Title :
Al superhydrophobic surfaces fabricated with femtosecond laser pulses
Author :
Xiaohong, Li ; Qin, Xu ; Zhihui, Li ; Wenhao, Huang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Sci., Southwest Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Mianyang, China
Abstract :
The Al surfaces are scanned with femtosecond laser pulses and the superhydrophobic surfaces are prepared. The topological and chemical changes on Al surfaces after femtosecond laser irradiation are studied. The wettability of Al surface reveals the competition between two different factors, which are hydrophilic trend due to the formation of aluminum oxides and enhanced hydrophobic trend due to increased roughness during laser pulse treatments.
Keywords :
aluminium; high-speed optical techniques; hydrophobicity; laser beam effects; laser materials processing; surface roughness; wetting; Al; aluminum oxides; enhanced hydrophobic trend; femtosecond laser irradiation; femtosecond laser pulses; laser pulse treatments; superhydrophobic surfaces; surface roughness; surface wettability; Biomedical measurements; Laser applications; Measurement by laser beam; Metals; Rough surfaces; Surface emitting lasers; Surface roughness; Aluminum; femtosecond laser; superhydrophobic;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and Optoelectronics (ICEOE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dalian, Liaoning
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-275-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICEOE.2011.6013188
