Formation of periodic nanostructures on aluminum surface by femtosecond laser pulses

Abstract

One-dimensional periodic nanostructures have been produced on the surface of an aluminum specimen using femtosecond laser pulses at wavelengths of 744 and 248 nm. The nanostructurization of the specimen has been conducted in water and in air in the preablation regime. We investigate the dependence that the surface topology has on the parameters of laser radiation, as well as on the medium in contact with the specimen surface