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Electrochemical cutting of microslits on metallic glass using cylindrical submicron tips

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Metallic glass is a promising material for fabricating micro-nanostructures. An electrochemical cutting process using cylindrical submicron tips has been developed. Electrochemical etching of cylindrical submicron tips using a liquid membrane was conducted to produce tips with an average diameter of 0.4 μm. Electrochemical cutting experiments were then performed on nickel-based metallic glass using the fabricated submicron tips. By decreasing the pulse-on time, microslits with an average width of 2.6 μm were obtained using a pulse-on time of 25 ns, which is close to the minimum size currently achievable using this technique.

Source: Electrochemistry Communications

DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2026.108112

Authors: Lingchao Meng, Hao Li, Zhicheng Ai, Pengxiang Yi

Institutions: Northwestern Polytechnical University, State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,630

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province