Laser induced forward transfer (LIFT) is used to print Li-ion battery electrodes. We show a preferred orientation of LiCoO2 particles in the (003) direction relative to non-laser transferred materials. While the laser energy does not alter the degree of orientation, the number of passes and transfer distance both have a significant influence on the observed texturing. We use a geometric argumen...

This paper describes the generation and rendering of three-dimensional (3D) surface cellular automata (CA). Our model’s main advantage is that it gives direct texturing simulation based on the actual shape of any triangulated input object. We first introduce general CA concepts and summarize works in the literature. We then describe our 3D surface CA method, emphasizing how it avoids potential ...

Diamond-wire-sawn (DWS) technology has been widely used in the photovoltaic industry. When using HF/HNO 3 /H 2 O acid etching solution for texturing of DWS multi-crystalline silicon(mc-Si), aid additive is required to improve reactivity mc-Si surface solution. It also needs enhance nucleation and uniform growth surface. This paper proposes a non-metallic texturing. Sodium polyacrylate added red...

Shortly after its introduction in 1985, procedural solid texturing became a must-have tool in the production-quality graphics of the motion-picture industry. Now, over fifteen years later, we are finally able to provide this feature for the real-time consumer graphics used in videogames and virtual environments. A texture atlas is used to create a 2-D texture map of the 3-D solid texture coordi...

Real surfaces are not flat on an atomic scale. Studying the effects of roughness on microstructural evolution is of relevance because films are sputtered onto nonideal surfaces in many applications. To this end, amorphous rough substrates of two different morphologies, either elongated mounds or facets, were fabricated. The microstructural development of films deposited onto these surfaces was ...

Visualizations of 2D scalar fields are often based on the rendering of 3D surfaces. Combinations of standard 3D rendering techniques using color, transparency, texturing, and lighting can be employed to create visualizations for multiple surfaces. However, the transition from foreground to background due to surface intersections can confound accurate surface perception, even for techniques that...

Surface modification techniques have been developed significantly in the last couple of decades for enhanced tribological performance of artificial hip implants. Surface modification techniques improve biological, chemical and mechanical properties of implant surfaces. Some of the most effective techniques, namely surface texturing, surface coating, and surface grafting, are applied to reduce t...

The controlled wettability of gold nanocomposite surfaces obtained by laser irradiation is introduced. Starting from the conception of materials with controlled surface properties, we describe all the different steps to generate the gold functionalized nanocomposite material and illustrate its surface wettability. Photopatterned gold polymeric films are performed in order to exhibit a remarkabl...

This work is focused on plasma-induced texturing using a single chamber inductively coupled plasma – plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (ICP-PECVD) lab-tool. Plasma treatment using pure NF3 under low pressure conditions leads to high etch rates (1.2–1.4 μm/min) enabling fast surface texturing. 6 min plasma treatment on wafers with saw damage decreases the effective reflectivity Reff fro...

Texturing silicon wafers is one way to increase the performance of solar cells. This work first report on surface modification Si by processing in polytungstate melts. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force (AFM), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method, and photoelectrochemical measurements were used elucidate effect texturing conditions Na 2 WO 4 —K (1:...