Surface Nanotexturing of Boron-Doped Diamond Films by Ultrashort Laser Pulses

Matteo Mastellone*, Eleonora Bolli, Veronica Valentini, Stefano Orlando, Antonio Lettino, Riccardo Polini, Josephus Gerardus Buijnsters, Alessandro Bellucci, Daniele Maria Trucchi

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Abstract

Polycrystalline boron-doped diamond (BDD) films were surface nanotextured by femtosecond pulsed laser irradiation (100 fs duration, 800 nm wavelength, 1.44 J cm−2 single pulse fluence) to analyse the evolution of induced alterations on the surface morphology and structural properties. The aim was to identify the occurrence of laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) as a function of the number of pulses released on the unit area. Micro-Raman spectroscopy pointed out an increase in the graphite surface content of the films following the laser irradiation due to the formation of ordered carbon sites with respect to the pristine sample. SEM and AFM surface morphology studies allowed the determination of two different types of surface patterning: narrow but highly irregular ripples without a definite spatial periodicity or long-range order for irradiations with relatively low accumulated fluences (<14.4 J cm−2) and coarse but highly regular LIPSS with a spatial periodicity of approximately 630 nm ± 30 nm for higher fluences up to 230.4 J cm−2.

Original languageEnglish
Article number389
Number of pages11
JournalMicromachines
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • boron-doped diamond
  • laser texturing
  • LIPSS
  • ripples
  • surface functionalization

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