Photoresist Design for Elastomeric Light Tunable Photonic Devices

Year: 2016

Authors: Nocentini S., Martella D., Parmeggiani C., Wiersma D.

Autors Affiliation: Univ Florence, European Lab Nonlinear Spect LENS, Via Nello Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Univ Florence, Dept Chem Ugo Schiff, Via Della Lastruccia 3-13, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; CNR INO, Sede Secondaria Sesto Fiorentino, Via Nello Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.

Abstract: An increasing interest in tunable photonic structures is growing within the photonic community. The usage of Liquid Crystalline Elastomer (LCE) structures in the micro-scale has been motivated by the potential to remotely control their properties. In order to design elastic photonic structures with a three-dimensional lithographic technique, an analysis of the different mixtures used in the micro-printing process is required. Previously reported LCE microstructures suffer damage and strong swelling as a limiting factor of resolution. In this article, we reported a detailed study on the writing process with four liquid crystalline photoresists, in which the percentage of crosslinker is gradually increased. The experiments reveal that exploiting the crosslinking degree is a possible means in which to obtain suspended lines with good resolution, quite good rigidity, and good elasticity, thereby preserving the possibility of deformation by light irradiation.

Journal/Review: MATERIALS

Volume: 9 (7)      Pages from: 525-1  to: 525-11

More Information: The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013)/ERC grant agreement No. 291349 on photonic micro robotics.
KeyWords: Crystalline materials; Elastomers; Liquids; Lithography; Photoresists, Azobenzene-containing polymer; Cross-linking degree; Direct laser writing; Light irradiations; Liquid crystalline; Liquid crystalline elastomers; Photonic structure; Tunable photonic devices, Photonic devices
DOI: 10.3390/ma9070525

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Citations: 37
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