Investigating Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS) Formation in Silicon and Their Impact on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Work and Methodology
2.1. Fabrication of LIPSS on Silicon Substrates
2.2. Deposition of Gold Nanoparticles onto Silicon Substrates
2.3. SERS Experiments
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Evolution of LIPSS on Silicon
3.2. Periodicity Dependence on Fluence and Number of Pulses
3.3. Fabrication of Large Area Si LIPSS and Damage Studies
3.4. Sers Outcomes across LIPSS Stages
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Combination of LSFL and HSFL | |||||
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LSFL with nanohole structures |
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Vaghasiya, H.; Miclea, P.-T. Investigating Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS) Formation in Silicon and Their Impact on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). Optics 2023, 4, 538-550. https://doi.org/10.3390/opt4040039
Vaghasiya H, Miclea P-T. Investigating Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS) Formation in Silicon and Their Impact on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). Optics. 2023; 4(4):538-550. https://doi.org/10.3390/opt4040039
Chicago/Turabian StyleVaghasiya, Hardik, and Paul-Tiberiu Miclea. 2023. "Investigating Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS) Formation in Silicon and Their Impact on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)" Optics 4, no. 4: 538-550. https://doi.org/10.3390/opt4040039