Since the use of chemical fuels is permanently damaging the environment, the need for new
energy sources is urgent for mankind. Given that solar energy is a clean and sustainable …

Two-dimensional laser-induced periodic surface structures with a deep-subwavelength
periodicity (80 nm≈ λ/10) are obtained for the first time on diamond surfaces. The distinctive …

Thermal and concentrated solar solid-state converters are devices with no moving parts,
corresponding to long lifetimes, limited necessity of maintenance, and scalability. Among the …

Hard and brittle materials have high hardness, excellent optical stability, chemical stability,
and high thermal stability. Hence, they have huge application potential in various fields …

A multifunctional silicon carbide (6H–SiC) material with efficient wicking and evaporative
cooling performances in a temperature range of 23–180° C is created through hierarchical …

With the aim of presenting the processes governing the Laser-Induced Periodic Surface
Structures (LIPSS), its main theoretical models have been reported. More emphasis is given …

The femtosecond laser, with its extremely high peak power and ultrashort pulse duration, is
widely used in silicon carbide (SiC) processing. Herein, the response surface method was …

Spectrally selective and thermally stable solar absorber attracts lot of attention in solar
desalination and other solar thermal applications. Fabricating stable solar selective …

An experimental study is conducted to investigate the multi-length scale evolution from
micro/nano-structural arrays to V-grooves by femtosecond laser-irradiations, considering the …

Surfaces of commercial molybdenum (Mo) plates have been textured by fs-laser treatments
with the aim to form low-cost and efficient solar absorbers and substrates for thermionic …