Nanosecond laser-induced controllable periodical surface structures on silicon

Lei Chen; Zelin Liu; Chuan Guo; Tongcheng Yu; Minsun Chen; Zhongjie Xu; Hao Liu; Guomin Zhao; Kai Han

doi:10.3788/COL202220.013802

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