Femtosecond Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures in Titanium-Doped Diamond-like Nanocomposite Films: Effects of the Beam Polarization Rotation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Structure and Properties of Ti-DLN Films
2.2. Femtosecond Laser Processing of Ti-DLN Films
2.3. Lateral Force Microscopy of Laser-Structured Ti-DLN Films
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Influence of the Beam Polarization Rotation on the LIPSS Properties
3.2. Nanofriction Properties of the ‘Rotating’ LIPSS on the Ti-DLN Films
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pimenov, S.M.; Zavedeev, E.V.; Jaeggi, B.; Neuenschwander, B. Femtosecond Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures in Titanium-Doped Diamond-like Nanocomposite Films: Effects of the Beam Polarization Rotation. Materials 2023, 16, 795. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020795
Pimenov SM, Zavedeev EV, Jaeggi B, Neuenschwander B. Femtosecond Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures in Titanium-Doped Diamond-like Nanocomposite Films: Effects of the Beam Polarization Rotation. Materials. 2023; 16(2):795. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020795
Chicago/Turabian StylePimenov, Sergei M., Evgeny V. Zavedeev, Beat Jaeggi, and Beat Neuenschwander. 2023. "Femtosecond Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures in Titanium-Doped Diamond-like Nanocomposite Films: Effects of the Beam Polarization Rotation" Materials 16, no. 2: 795. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020795