Simple low-cost 3D metal printing via plastic skeleton burning
Abstract Additive manufacturing of complex volumetric structures opened new frontiers in many technological fields, turning previously inconceivable designs into a practical reality. Electromagnetic components, including antenna and waveguiding elements, can benefit from exploring the third dimensio...
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author | Vladimir D. Burtsev Tatyana S. Vosheva Anton A. Khudykin Pavel Ginzburg Dmitry S. Filonov |
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description | Abstract Additive manufacturing of complex volumetric structures opened new frontiers in many technological fields, turning previously inconceivable designs into a practical reality. Electromagnetic components, including antenna and waveguiding elements, can benefit from exploring the third dimension. While fused deposition modeling (FDM) polymer printers become widely accessible, they manufacture structures with moderately low electromagnetic permittivities, compared to metals. However, metal 3D printers, being capable of producing complex volumetric constructions, remain extremely expensive and hard to maintain apparatus, suitable for high-end market applications. Here we develop a new metal printing technique, based on a low-cost and simple FDM device and subsequent electrochemical deposition. For testing the new method, we fabricated several antenna devices and compared their performances to standard printed FeCl3 etched board-based counterparts, demonstrating clear advantages of the new technique. Our new metal printing can be applied to manufacture electromagnetic devices as well as metallic structures for other applications. |
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spelling | doaj.art-b6fa9d232f2046b5a348bf0b26620c292022-12-22T03:24:33ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-05-011211710.1038/s41598-022-11430-2Simple low-cost 3D metal printing via plastic skeleton burningVladimir D. Burtsev0Tatyana S. Vosheva1Anton A. Khudykin2Pavel Ginzburg3Dmitry S. Filonov4Center for Photonics and 2D Materials, Moscow Institute of Physics and TechnologyCenter for Photonics and 2D Materials, Moscow Institute of Physics and TechnologyTelecom R&D Center, Moscow Institute of Physics and TechnologySchool of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv UniversityCenter for Photonics and 2D Materials, Moscow Institute of Physics and TechnologyAbstract Additive manufacturing of complex volumetric structures opened new frontiers in many technological fields, turning previously inconceivable designs into a practical reality. Electromagnetic components, including antenna and waveguiding elements, can benefit from exploring the third dimension. While fused deposition modeling (FDM) polymer printers become widely accessible, they manufacture structures with moderately low electromagnetic permittivities, compared to metals. However, metal 3D printers, being capable of producing complex volumetric constructions, remain extremely expensive and hard to maintain apparatus, suitable for high-end market applications. Here we develop a new metal printing technique, based on a low-cost and simple FDM device and subsequent electrochemical deposition. For testing the new method, we fabricated several antenna devices and compared their performances to standard printed FeCl3 etched board-based counterparts, demonstrating clear advantages of the new technique. Our new metal printing can be applied to manufacture electromagnetic devices as well as metallic structures for other applications.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11430-2 |
spellingShingle | Vladimir D. Burtsev Tatyana S. Vosheva Anton A. Khudykin Pavel Ginzburg Dmitry S. Filonov Simple low-cost 3D metal printing via plastic skeleton burning Scientific Reports |
title | Simple low-cost 3D metal printing via plastic skeleton burning |
title_full | Simple low-cost 3D metal printing via plastic skeleton burning |
title_fullStr | Simple low-cost 3D metal printing via plastic skeleton burning |
title_full_unstemmed | Simple low-cost 3D metal printing via plastic skeleton burning |
title_short | Simple low-cost 3D metal printing via plastic skeleton burning |
title_sort | simple low cost 3d metal printing via plastic skeleton burning |
url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11430-2 |
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