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

Kalaichelvi Saravanamuttu, Christopher F. Blanford, David N. Sharp, Emma R. Dedman, Andrew J. Turberfield, Robert G. Denning

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    Abstract

    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.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2301-2304
    Number of pages3
    JournalChemistry of Materials
    Volume15
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 17 Jun 2003

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