Ultra-thin rapeseed oil-assisted femtosecond laser etching on quartz glass microgrooves

Summary: Liquid-assisted methods can effectively suppress thermal effects, such as recrystallization, micro-cracks, and edge collapses of hard and brittle materials in femtosecond laser processing in air. However, the small and numerous bubbles generated by water solvents seriously affect laser proc...

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Main Authors: Jing Liu, Yimin Feng, Mian Zheng, Shangkai Chen, Pengran Wang, Mengdan Zhao, Zhaoxian Huang, Ming Li
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Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225001816
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author Jing Liu
Yimin Feng
Mian Zheng
Shangkai Chen
Pengran Wang
Mengdan Zhao
Zhaoxian Huang
Ming Li
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Yimin Feng
Mian Zheng
Shangkai Chen
Pengran Wang
Mengdan Zhao
Zhaoxian Huang
Ming Li
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description Summary: Liquid-assisted methods can effectively suppress thermal effects, such as recrystallization, micro-cracks, and edge collapses of hard and brittle materials in femtosecond laser processing in air. However, the small and numerous bubbles generated by water solvents seriously affect laser processing efficiency. We have investigated ultra-thin rapeseed oil-assisted (approximately 58μm thickness) femtosecond laser processing of quartz glass microgrooves. Experimental results show that rapeseed oil-assisted laser ablation reduces the adverse effects of bubbles through the bubble coalescence effect but also helps to discharge the bottom debris via the formed micro-jet. According to the ionization model with the Drude equation, the laser intensity to reach the damage threshold of quartz in rapeseed oil is lower than that in air. Based on heat conduction theory, rapeseed oil can effectively reduce the quartz glass’s temperature gradient. The ultra-thin rapeseed oil-assisted femtosecond laser etching method has strong potential and important practical significance in etching glass material.
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spelling doaj-art-3ba1d775feff442592389c182f70a7542025-08-20T02:13:28ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422025-02-0128211192110.1016/j.isci.2025.111921Ultra-thin rapeseed oil-assisted femtosecond laser etching on quartz glass microgroovesJing Liu0Yimin Feng1Mian Zheng2Shangkai Chen3Pengran Wang4Mengdan Zhao5Zhaoxian Huang6Ming Li7College of Computer Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China; Corresponding authorCollege of Computer Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, ChinaChina Ship Development and Design Center, Wuhan 430064, ChinaBayannur Power Supply Company, Inner Mongolia Power (Group) Co. LTD, Bayannur, Inner Mongolia 015000, ChinaCollege of Computer Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, ChinaCollege of Computer Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, ChinaCollege of Computer Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China; Corresponding authorCollege of Computer Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China; Corresponding authorSummary: Liquid-assisted methods can effectively suppress thermal effects, such as recrystallization, micro-cracks, and edge collapses of hard and brittle materials in femtosecond laser processing in air. However, the small and numerous bubbles generated by water solvents seriously affect laser processing efficiency. We have investigated ultra-thin rapeseed oil-assisted (approximately 58μm thickness) femtosecond laser processing of quartz glass microgrooves. Experimental results show that rapeseed oil-assisted laser ablation reduces the adverse effects of bubbles through the bubble coalescence effect but also helps to discharge the bottom debris via the formed micro-jet. According to the ionization model with the Drude equation, the laser intensity to reach the damage threshold of quartz in rapeseed oil is lower than that in air. Based on heat conduction theory, rapeseed oil can effectively reduce the quartz glass’s temperature gradient. The ultra-thin rapeseed oil-assisted femtosecond laser etching method has strong potential and important practical significance in etching glass material.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225001816OpticsLaserMaterials science
spellingShingle Jing Liu
Yimin Feng
Mian Zheng
Shangkai Chen
Pengran Wang
Mengdan Zhao
Zhaoxian Huang
Ming Li
Ultra-thin rapeseed oil-assisted femtosecond laser etching on quartz glass microgrooves
iScience
Optics
Laser
Materials science
title Ultra-thin rapeseed oil-assisted femtosecond laser etching on quartz glass microgrooves
title_full Ultra-thin rapeseed oil-assisted femtosecond laser etching on quartz glass microgrooves
title_fullStr Ultra-thin rapeseed oil-assisted femtosecond laser etching on quartz glass microgrooves
title_full_unstemmed Ultra-thin rapeseed oil-assisted femtosecond laser etching on quartz glass microgrooves
title_short Ultra-thin rapeseed oil-assisted femtosecond laser etching on quartz glass microgrooves
title_sort ultra thin rapeseed oil assisted femtosecond laser etching on quartz glass microgrooves
topic Optics
Laser
Materials science
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225001816
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