Rapid Fabrication of Glass Micro and Nanostructures via Laser-assisted Hot Embossing

The escalating demand for glass that exhibits various surface functions has encouraged efforts to develop more efficient and economical micro-/nano-patterning of glass substrates. We propose rapid hot embossing of glass micro-/nanostructures using an infrared transmissive mold assisted by CO2 laser...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Lee, Helen May Shian, Ismayuzri, Ishak, Mohd Zairulnizam, Mohd Zawawi
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:English
منشور في: Japan Laser Processing Society 2023
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/36973/1/SCIE%20Journal_Rapid%20Fabrication%20of%20Glass%20Micro%20and%20Nanostructures%20via%20Laser-assisted.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/36973/
http://www.jlps.gr.jp/jlmn/
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الملخص:The escalating demand for glass that exhibits various surface functions has encouraged efforts to develop more efficient and economical micro-/nano-patterning of glass substrates. We propose rapid hot embossing of glass micro-/nanostructures using an infrared transmissive mold assisted by CO2 laser irradiation. This resistless, etch-free technique utilizes the synergy of the silicon mold’s high transmittance and strong optical absorption of the glass at a 10.6-μm wavelength. Furthermore, this non-isothermal process requires preheating of the glass temperature below the glass transformation point (Tg) of the glass, eliminating the soaking time, and using a short contact pressing time and a lower pressing load to produce high-resolution space patterns. The method is capable of instantaneous high-resolution replication of various grating patterns from the nano- to microscale with a single laser scan. By controlling the scanning speed and ensuring sufficient pressure and heating depth on the glass surface, 250-nm to 50-μm line- widths and space patterns were embossed in a few seconds with excellent replication fidelity. The laser-assisted hot embossing methods developed in this study facil-itated high-throughput, energy-efficient, reproducible, and highly accurate micro-/nano-patterning of glass surfaces.