Recent developments and novel applications of laser shock peening: a review

C Zhang, Y Dong, C Ye - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
By inducing work hardening and beneficial compressive residual stresses in near‐surface
regions, laser shock peening (LSP) improves the fatigue performance of many metallic …

Ultrafast nano-structuring of superwetting Ti foam with robust antifouling and stability towards efficient oil-in-water emulsion separation

S Yang, K Yin, J Wu, Z Wu, D Chu, J He, JA Duan - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Massive discharging of oily wastewater has a serious impact on the ecological environment
and human health. However, the rapid development of an efficient separation membrane …

Femtosecond laser rapid fabrication of Janus sweat-permeable fabric for personal cooling

S Yang, Z Zhu, Z Wu, J Wu, K Yin - Applied Physics Letters, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Current human body cooling technologies aggravate the energy crisis and cause
environmental issues, and an efficient and energy-saving personal comfort cooling …

[HTML][HTML] Shock-wave induced compressive stress on alumina ceramics by laser peening

P Shukla, R Crookes, H Wu - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
Laser shock peening (LSP) of Al 2 O 3 advanced ceramics is reported, showing
underpinned physical mechanisms and potential benefits. It is known that localised plastic …

Response of silicon nitride ceramics subject to laser shock treatment

P Shukla, X Shen, R Allott, K Ertel, S Robertson… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
A comprehensive and novel investigation on multiple-layer, square-beam laser shock
treatment (“laser peening”) of Si 3 N 4 ceramics is reported in this work. Surface topography …

Enhancing surface energy and characterizing optical properties of ultra‐high translucency zirconia via an innovative heat treatment process

CM Kang, SH Wu, SW Feng, C Wei… - Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Ultra‐high translucency zirconia (UT‐Zr) is known for its high esthetic quality;
however, its inert surface results in low hydrophilicity and surface energy (SE). To address …

Microstructures and mechanical properties of α‐SiC ceramics after high‐temperature laser shock peening

F Wang, X Chen, DP DeLellis… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A novel high‐temperature laser shock peening (HT‐LSP) process was applied to
polycrystalline α‐SiC to improve the mechanical performance. HT‐LSP prevents microcrack …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of Surface Properties of Silicon Nitride Ceramics Treated with Laser Peening.

K Saigusa, K Takahashi, N Sibuya - International Journal of …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Laser peening (LP) is a process that has been mainly applied to metals. However, few
studies have applied LP to ceramics. In this study, laser peening without coating (LPwC) …

[HTML][HTML] Improvement in Bending Strength of Silicon Nitride through Laser Peening

K Saigusa, J Yamamoto, K Takahashi, F Kumeno… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to improve the bending strength and reliability of ceramics using laser
peening (LP). In the experiment, LP without coating (LPwC) and with coating (LPC) were …

Fundamental mechanisms of laser shock processing of metals and ceramics

F Wang, X Yan, C Zhang, L Deng, Y Lu… - Advanced Laser …, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Laser shock processing (LSP) is a novel surface engineering technique that utilizes a
nanosecond pulse laser to generate plasma-driven shock waves, which can induce high …