Bioinspired morphologies generated on steel surfaces by ultrashort laser pulse irradiation mimicking the fluid transport of bark bugs
- Nature provides countless examples of surface structures featuring extraordinary properties such as directional fluid transport. In order to mimic the morphology and outstanding wetting behaviour of bark bugs, ultrashort laser pulses with durations in the fs- to ps-range were employed for large area surface processing of steel. By scanning the laser beam across the surface of initially polished flat sample surfaces and systematically varying the laser processing parameters (peak fluence, scan velocity, line overlap), different regimes associated with characteristic surface morphologies (laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS), grooves, spikes, etc.) could be identified. Additionally, different laser processing strategies were applied, varying laser wavelength, pulse duration and repetition rates, which allowed to achieve a range of morphologies that resemble different structures found on bark bugs. For identifying the ideal combination of parameters for mimicking suchNature provides countless examples of surface structures featuring extraordinary properties such as directional fluid transport. In order to mimic the morphology and outstanding wetting behaviour of bark bugs, ultrashort laser pulses with durations in the fs- to ps-range were employed for large area surface processing of steel. By scanning the laser beam across the surface of initially polished flat sample surfaces and systematically varying the laser processing parameters (peak fluence, scan velocity, line overlap), different regimes associated with characteristic surface morphologies (laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS), grooves, spikes, etc.) could be identified. Additionally, different laser processing strategies were applied, varying laser wavelength, pulse duration and repetition rates, which allowed to achieve a range of morphologies that resemble different structures found on bark bugs. For identifying the ideal combination of parameters for mimicking such bug-like structures, the surfaces were inspected by means of optical and scanning electron microscopy. Complementary to the morphology study, the wetting behaviour of the surface structures for water and oil was examined intensively in terms of fluid transport and philic/-phobic nature. Additionally, with these results in hand, tribological tests investigating the wear resistance of the laser-induced nano- and microstructures were carried out. Our results demonstrate that the functionality of surface structures found in nature could be transferred to technologically relevant materials, such as steel, providing a huge potential for industrial applications for instance in friction and wear reduction.…
Autor*innen: | Sabrina V. Kirner |
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Koautor*innen: | U. Hermens, K. Winands, H. Mescheder, C. Florian, J. Solis, J. Siegel, F. Hischen, W. Baumgartner, E. Skoulas, A. Mimidis, E. Stratakis, Dirk SpaltmannORCiD, Jörg KrügerORCiD, Jörn BonseORCiD |
Dokumenttyp: | Vortrag |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Präsentation |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2017 |
DDC-Klassifikation: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Biomimetics; Femtosecond laser ablation; Fluid transport; Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS); Steel |
Veranstaltung: | E-MRS Spring Meeting 2017, Symposium K: Bioinspired and biointegrated materials as new frontiers nanomaterials VII |
Veranstaltungsort: | Strasbourg, France |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 22.05.2017 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 26.05.2017 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 05.10.2017 |
Referierte Publikation: | Nein |
Eingeladener Vortrag: | Nein |