Review of vibration texturing

Driven by engineering demands and human curiosity, over the past two decades, functional surface micro/nanostructures have emerged as a popular research direction to regulate the interaction between objects and their environment. With the gradual development of micro/nanostructure design, manufacturing technology has become a bottleneck restricting their application, stemming from their small scale and low machining efficiency. Vibration texturing technique has shown significant promise because of its capability to effectively address the challenges of scale and efficiency in micro/nanostructure fabrication. The scientific challenge for vibration texturing lies in comprehensive understanding of the formation mechanism and achieving the desired micro/nanostructures through the rational matching and precise control of process parameters to meet the demands of various structural geometries across different application fields. However, systematic reviews on vibration texturing with respect to the latest research developments and prospects are still lacking. This review presents the recent progress in vibration texturing, in particular, advances over the past decade, focusing on the structural formation mechanism and process design. The existing vibration texturing processes are categorized into five main types; namely, dimpling, chiseling, indenting, scribing, and grooving, based on the formation mechanisms of structure. Finally, the applications and future perspectives of vibration texturing are summarized and discussed.