Issue 62, 2020

Controlling the wettability of stainless steel from highly-hydrophilic to super-hydrophobic by femtosecond laser-induced ripples and nanospikes

Abstract

Results on the manipulation of the wetting properties of stainless steel alloy surface by ultrashort pulse laser texturing are presented. The wide range of water droplet contact angles from highly-hydrophilic to super-hydrophobic was achieved by generation of laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) and nanospikes. In particular, the wetting state was controlled by accumulated laser fluence, which determines the carbon/oxygen content and nano-texture type of the surface after laser treatment. A super-hydrophobic water-repelling surface was generated. The simple, single-step laser processing technology was demonstrated as a promising tool for the large-scale industrial production of self-cleaning stainless steel.

Graphical abstract: Controlling the wettability of stainless steel from highly-hydrophilic to super-hydrophobic by femtosecond laser-induced ripples and nanospikes

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Jun 2020
Accepted
06 Oct 2020
First published
14 Oct 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2020,10, 37956-37961

Controlling the wettability of stainless steel from highly-hydrophilic to super-hydrophobic by femtosecond laser-induced ripples and nanospikes

A. Žemaitis, A. Mimidis, A. Papadopoulos, P. Gečys, G. Račiukaitis, E. Stratakis and M. Gedvilas, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 37956 DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05665K

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