Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 253, Issue 11, Pages 4970-4977Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2006.11.004
Keywords
femtosecond pulsed laser; silicon; surface morphology; sub-wavelength period
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We present periodic ripples and arrays of protrusions formed on the surface of silicon after irradiation by low-fluence linearly polarized femtosecond laser pulses. Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) are observed for irradiation at center wavelengths of 800, similar to 1300, and similar to 2100 nm, with the structure periods somewhat less than the incident wavelengths in air. Additionally, we observe structures with spatial periods substantially less than the incident laser wavelengths. These sub-wavelength periodic structures form only when the photon energy is less than the silicon bandgap energy. We discuss a number of factors which may contribute to the generation of this surface morphology. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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