Femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structure formation on tungsten

In this paper, we demonstrate the generation of periodic surface structures on a technologically important material, tungsten, at both 400 and 800 nm, despite that the table values of dielectric constants for tungsten at these two wavelengths suggest the absence of surface plasmons, a wave necessary...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 2008-09, Vol.104 (6), p.063523-063523-3
Main Authors: Vorobyev, A. Y., Guo, Chunlei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
EXCITATION
LASERS
PERIODICITY
PERMITTIVITY
PLASMONS
ROUGHNESS
TUNGSTEN
WAVELENGTHS
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Summary:In this paper, we demonstrate the generation of periodic surface structures on a technologically important material, tungsten, at both 400 and 800 nm, despite that the table values of dielectric constants for tungsten at these two wavelengths suggest the absence of surface plasmons, a wave necessary for forming periodic structures on metals. Furthermore, we find that the structure periods formed on tungsten are significantly less than the laser wavelengths. We believe that the dielectric constants of tungsten change significantly due to intense laser pulse heating and surface structuring and roughening at nanometer scales, permitting surface plasmon excitation and periodic structure formation.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.2981072