Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Cambridge, UK
- Includes detailed descriptions of the fabrication process
- A cross disciplinary work that combines polymer science, nanotechnology, plasmonics and materials engineering
- A fascinating meta material structure is described from the fabrication process to real practical applications
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Metamaterials are artificially designed materials engineered to acquire their properties by their specific structure rather than their composition. They are considered a major scientific breakthrough and have attracted enormous attention over the past decade. The major challenge in obtaining an optical metamaterial active at visible frequencies is the fabrication of complex continuous metallic structures with nano metric features.
This thesis presents the fabrication and characterization of optical metamaterials made by block copolymer self assembly. This approach allows fabrication of an intriguing and complex continuous 3D architecture called a gyroid, which is replicated into active plasmonic materials such as gold. The optical properties endowed by this particular gyroid geometry include reduction of plasma frequency, extraordinarily enhanced optical transmission, and a predicted negative refractive index. To date, this is the 3D optical metamaterial with the smallest features ever made.
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Book Title: Optical Metamaterials by Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
Authors: Stefano Salvatore
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05332-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-05331-8Published: 25 July 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38278-4Published: 17 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05332-5Published: 11 July 2014
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 83
Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nanoscale Science and Technology, Optical and Electronic Materials, Polymer Sciences, Nanotechnology, Materials Engineering