Journal
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 30, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201707100
Keywords
fused silica; nanocomposites; polymer processing; roll-to-roll replication; thermal nanoimprinting
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- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) [03X5527]
- Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMF), a Helmholtz Research Infrastructure at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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Fused silica glass is one of the most important high-performance materials for scientific research, industry, and society. However due to its high chemical and thermal resistance as well as high hardness, fused silica glass is notoriously difficult to structure. This work introduces Glassomer, a solid nanocomposite, which can be structured using polymer molding and subtractive technologies at submicrometer resolution. After polymer processing Glassomer is turned into optical grade fused silica glass during a final heat treatment. The resulting glass has the same optical transparency as commercial fused silica and a smooth surface with a roughness of a few nanometers. This work makes high-performance fused silica glass components accessible to high-throughput fabrication technologies and will enable numerous optical, photonic and medical applications in science and industry.
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