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Laser Patterning of Metallic Glass

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Micro and Nano Fabrication Technology

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Metallic glass (MG) with a long-range topological disorder structure exhibits some unique mechanical, physical, and chemical properties compared to its crystalline counterpart, such as high hardness and strength, large elastic limit as well as superior resistance to wear and corrosion. These features make MGs to be regarded as very promising materials. Recent studies indicate that patterned MG surface with micro-/nanostructures on it can hugely enhance its biological activity and compatibility, catalytic activity, and hydrophobicity, extending the application of MGs in biomedicine, waterproof material, industrial catalysis, sewage treatment, etc. This chapter summarizes the potential methods for patterning MGs firstly, mainly including mechanical machining, thermoplastic shaping, chemical etching, and laser irradiation. Then, the emphasis is on nanosecond pulsed laser patterning of MGs, and its recent achievement and development will be addressed. The surface structures patterned by single nanosecond pulsed laser irradiation as well as line laser irradiation under various experimental parameters and environmental atmospheres will be introduced, and their formation mechanisms will be discussed. Accordingly, a new surface patterning method of MGs, i.e., nanosecond pulsed laser irradiation inducing selective thermoplastic extrusion in nitrogen gas, will be provided. Furthermore, the effect of patterned microstructures on the surface hydrophobicity will be briefly discussed.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51705197), Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows (Grant No. 26-04048), and Young Talent Lift Project of China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES).

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  1. School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China

    Hu Huang

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan

    Hu Huang

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan

    Jiwang Yan

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Huang, H., Yan, J. (2018). Laser Patterning of Metallic Glass. In: Yan, J. (eds) Micro and Nano Fabrication Technology. Micro/Nano Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0098-1_15

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