Hybrid Nanosecond Laser Processing and Heat Treatment for Rapid Preparation of Super-Hydrophobic Copper Surface
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Laser Ablation Treatment
2.3. Heat Treatment
2.4. Characterizations and Tests
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Morphology
3.2. Wettability
3.3. Evaluation of Surface Composition
3.4. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Laser Parameter | Value |
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Power (W) | 8 |
Pulse frequency (kHz) | 20 |
Scanning speed (mm/s) | 100, 500, 900, 1300, 1700 |
Scanning interval (mm) | 0.005, 0.01, 0.015, 0.02 |
Store Time | 1 h | 1 day | 10 days | 20 days | 30 days |
APCA (°) | 146.2 ± 1.9 | 147.2 ± 0.9 | 150.3 ± 2.5 | 154.3 ± 2.1 | 153.6 ± 3.5 |
WSA (°) | 19.6 ± 0.8 | 14.5 ± 1.9 | 11.4 ± 1.1 | 8.2 ± 0.9 | 7.5 ± 1.3 |
Post-Processing | EDS (%) | ||
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Cu | O | C | |
Laser-ablated only (A) | 72.78–84.46 | 10.96–16.02 | 4.59–11.21 |
Laser-ablated and then placed in air for 24 h (B) | 71.34–83.36 | 11.43–17.26 | 5.09–12.21 |
Laser-ablated plus heat-treated (C) | 57.57–72.5 | 18.55–26.44 | 8.9–15.99 |
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Ma, L.; Wang, L.; Li, C.; Guo, J.; Shrotriya, P.; Deng, C.; Zhao, J. Hybrid Nanosecond Laser Processing and Heat Treatment for Rapid Preparation of Super-Hydrophobic Copper Surface. Metals 2019, 9, 668. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9060668
Ma L, Wang L, Li C, Guo J, Shrotriya P, Deng C, Zhao J. Hybrid Nanosecond Laser Processing and Heat Treatment for Rapid Preparation of Super-Hydrophobic Copper Surface. Metals. 2019; 9(6):668. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9060668
Chicago/Turabian StyleMa, Linxu, Lina Wang, Chengying Li, Jian Guo, Pranav Shrotriya, Cui Deng, and Jingnan Zhao. 2019. "Hybrid Nanosecond Laser Processing and Heat Treatment for Rapid Preparation of Super-Hydrophobic Copper Surface" Metals 9, no. 6: 668. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9060668