TY - JOUR A1 - Andree, Stefan A1 - Heidmann, B. A1 - Ringleb, F. A1 - Eylers, K. A1 - Bonse, Jörn A1 - Boeck, T. A1 - Schmid, M. A1 - Krüger, Jörg T1 - Production of precursors for micro-concentrator solar cells by femtosecond laser-induced forward transfer JF - Applied Physics A N2 - Single-pulse femtosecond laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT, 30 fs, 790 nm) is used to deposit micron-sized dots of copper and/or indium onto a molybdenum layer on glass. Such systems can serve as precursors for the bottom-up manufacturing of micro-concentrator solar cells based on copper-indium-gallium-diselenide. The influence of the thickness of the copper, indium and combined copper-indium donor layers on the quality of the transferred dots was qualified by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, and optical microscopy. The potential for manufacturing of a spatial arrangement adapted to the geometry of micro-lens arrays needed for micro-concentrator solar cells is demonstrated. T2 - EMRS Spring Meeting 2017, Symposium X “New frontiers in laser interaction: from hard coatings to smart materials" CY - Strasbourg, France DA - 22.05.2017 KW - Laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) KW - Femtosecond laser KW - Micro-concentrator solar cell KW - Copper-indium-gallium-diselenide KW - CIGSe PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-1282-x SN - 1432-0630 SN - 0947-8396 VL - 123 SP - Article 670, 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-42273 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bonse, Jörn T1 - Scattering on scattering JF - Light: Science & Applications N2 - Ultrafast experiments can reveal the spatiotemporal dynamics of nanostructure formation via scattering in background-free optical dark-field microscopy. KW - Ultrafast microscopy KW - Scattering KW - Darkfield microscopy KW - Laser ablation PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-411596 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/lsa.2017.88 SN - 2047-7538 VL - 6 SP - e17088, 1 EP - 2 PB - Springer Nature AN - OPUS4-41159 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rudenko, A. A1 - Colombier, J.-P. A1 - Höhm, S. A1 - Rosenfeld, A. A1 - Krüger, Jörg A1 - Bonse, Jörn A1 - Itina, T.E. T1 - Spontaneous periodic ordering on the surface and in the bulk of dielectrics irradiated by ultrafast laser: a shared electromagnetic origin JF - Scientific Reports N2 - Periodic self-organization of matter beyond the diffraction limit is a puzzling phenomenon, typical both for surface and bulk ultrashort laser processing. Here we compare the mechanisms of periodic nanostructure formation on the surface and in the bulk of fused silica. We show that volume nanogratings and surface nanoripples having subwavelength periodicity and oriented perpendicular to the laser polarization share the same electromagnetic origin. The nanostructure orientation is defined by the near-field local enhancement in the vicinity of the inhomogeneous scattering centers. The periodicity is attributed to the coherent superposition of the waves scattered at inhomogeneities. Numerical calculations also support the multipulse accumulation nature of nanogratings formation on the surface and inside fused silica. Laser surface processing by multiple laser pulses promotes the transition from the high spatial frequency perpendicularly oriented nanoripples to the low spatial frequency ripples, parallel or perpendicular to the laser polarization. The latter structures also share the electromagnetic origin, but are related to the incident field interference with the scattered far-field of rough non-metallic or transiently metallic surfaces. The characteristic ripple appearances are predicted by combined electromagnetic and thermo-mechanical approaches and supported by SEM images of the final surface morphology and by time-resolved pump-probe diffraction measurements. KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) KW - Femtosecond laser KW - Nanostructures KW - Dielectrics KW - Electromagnetic scattering PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-421747 UR - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-12502-4 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12502-4 SN - 2045-2322 VL - 7 SP - Article 12306, 1 EP - 14 PB - Springer Nature AN - OPUS4-42174 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kirner, Sabrina A1 - Wirth, Thomas A1 - Sturm, Heinz A1 - Krüger, Jörg A1 - Bonse, Jörn T1 - Nanometer-resolved chemical analyses of femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structures on titanium JF - Journal of Applied Physics N2 - The chemical characteristics of two different types of laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS), so-called high and low spatial frequency LIPSS (HSFL and LSFL), formed upon irradiation of titanium surfaces by multiple femtosecond laser pulses in air (30 fs, 790 nm, 1 kHz), are analyzed by various optical and electron beam based surface analytical techniques, including micro-Raman spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Auger electron spectroscopy. The latter method was employed in a high-resolution mode being capable of spatially resolving even the smallest HSFL structures featuring spatial periods below 100 nm. In combination with an ion sputtering technique, depths-resolved chemical information of superficial oxidation processes was obtained, revealing characteristic differences between the two different types of LIPSS. Our results indicate that a few tens of nanometer shallow HSFL are formed on top of a ∼150 nm thick graded superficial oxide layer without sharp interfaces, consisting of amorphous TiO2 and partially crystallized Ti2O3. The larger LSFL structures with periods close to the irradiation wavelength originate from the laser-interaction with metallic titanium. They are covered by a ∼200 nm thick amorphous oxide layer, which consists mainly of TiO2 (at the surface) and other titanium oxide species of lower oxidation states underneath. KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) KW - Femtosecond laser KW - Oxidation KW - Titanium KW - Auger electron spectroscopy PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4993128 SN - 0021-8979 VL - 122 IS - 10 SP - 104901, 1 EP - 9 PB - AIP Publishing CY - Melville, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-41905 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -