Abstract
We report on a fabrication of photonic crystal structures in organic-inorganic hybrid films by a laser interference technique. Films containing the methacrylic group, which is photopolymerable by an adequate laser light, are prepared using a sol-gel technique from a mixture of organosilicate alkoxide and zirconium alkoxide modified by methacrylic acid. For the photopolymerization, the coated films on glass substrate are exposed to the interference light which is arranged with a square lattice in about 1 μm spacing. From microscopic images of microstructures produced by the photopolymerization, the influence of changes in conditions such as pre-bake temperature, photoinitiator and irradiation energy (laser power and duration time) on periodic structure is investigated. Adjusting the conditions, 2D and 3D photonic crystal structures with the micrometer-order period are formed in organo-silicate-zirconate hybrid materials.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1023-1027 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 Jan |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hybrid material
- Laser interference technique
- Organo-silicate-zirconate
- Photonic crystal
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Chemistry(all)
- Biomaterials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Chemistry