Origin and mechanisms of volume swelling in borosilicate glass during femtosecond-laser-microforming
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Abstract
This study investigates the mechanisms of ablation-free microforming of borosilicate glass using Raman spectroscopic structural analysis. The glass sample is irradiated by a femtosecond-laser scanning process, inducing surface topography changes and a volume change within the irradiated region. Raman measurements were performed in the central volume of the sample. Raman mapping and line scans are compared with reference samples obtained by controlled heat treatments (annealing), thereby enabling both qualitative and quantitative evaluations of the laser-induced structural modifications. Correlations between Raman signal and glass density allow determining the origin of the local volume changes. High cooling rates during microforming correlate with a Raman shift toward higher wavenumbers (Δ ∼6 cm−1) and the associated decrease in density (Δ ∼0.5 %). From these relationships, the density distribution within the microformed region is derived and fully explains the volumetric change.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 100942 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Results in materials |
| Volume | 30 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2026 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
| ORCID | /0000-0003-4333-4636/work/219265593 |
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Keywords
- Borosilicate glass, Material modification, Microforming, Raman spectroscopy, Ultrashort laser pulses