Open AccessFunctional Surfaces by Laser Interference
Author(s) -
Dyck Tobias
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
laser technik journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1863-9119
pISSN - 1613-7728
DOI - 10.1002/latj.201700007
Subject(s) - micrometer , materials science , surface modification , coating , laser , nanotechnology , adhesive , composite material , optics , layer (electronics) , chemical engineering , physics , engineering
Today, various laser processes are used in industrial applications to ablate, clean and pre‐treat surfaces for contacting, coating or bonding. Usually, layers with a thickness of several hundred micrometers are removed, or microscopic changes are made to the surfaces for improved bonding properties of paints or adhesives. Entirely new areas of application can be accessed by innovative methods for creating much smaller structures: 4jet has developed NanoDirect — a method for producing periodic textures in the micrometer and sub‐micrometer range. With NanoDirect, completely new types of applications are opened up for surface functionalization.