Sol-gel organic-inorganic composites for 3-D holographic lithography of photonic crystals with submicron periodicity

We demonstrate that silica-acrylate materials doped with transition metal (Zr, Ti) oxide nanoparticles are suitable for the three-dimensional holographic lithography of photonic crystals with submicron periodicity and large inorganic contents. By careful choice of inorganic components, such composit...

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Main Authors: Saravanamuttu, K, Blanford, C, Sharp, D, Dedman, E, Turberfield, A, Denning, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003
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Summary:We demonstrate that silica-acrylate materials doped with transition metal (Zr, Ti) oxide nanoparticles are suitable for the three-dimensional holographic lithography of photonic crystals with submicron periodicity and large inorganic contents. By careful choice of inorganic components, such composites could provide a route to the template-free, direct lithography of three-dimensionally ordered structures with high refractive-index contrast, submicron periodicity, and band gaps in the visible and infrared regions.