High-density regular arrays of nanometer-scale rods formed on silicon surfaces via femtosecond laser irradiation in water

Mengyan Shen; James E. Carey; Catherine H. Crouch; Maria Kandyla; Howard A. Stone; Eric Mazur

doi:10.1021/nl080291q

High-density regular arrays of nanometer-scale rods formed on silicon surfaces via femtosecond laser irradiation in water

Mengyan Shen, James E. Carey, Catherine H. Crouch, Maria Kandyla, Howard A. Stone, Eric Mazur

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We report on the formation of high-density regular arrays of nanometer-scale rods using femtosecond laser irradiation of a silicon surface immersed in water. The resulting surface exhibits both micrometer-scale and nanometer-scale structures. The micrometer-scale structure consists of spikes of 5-10 μm width, which are entirely covered by nanometer-scale rods that are roughly 50 nm wide and normal to the surface of the micrometer-scale spikes. The formation of the nanometer-scale rods involves several processes: refraction of laser light in highly excited silicon, interference of scattered and refracted light, rapid cooling in water, roughness-enhanced optical absorptance, and capillary instabilities.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2087-2091
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	8
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl080291q
State	Published - Jul 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering
Bioengineering
General Materials Science

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