TY  - BOOK
AU  - Salvatore,Stefano
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Optical Metamaterials by Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
T2  - Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
SN  - 9783319053325
AV  - QC176.8.N35 
U1  - 620.5 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - physics
KW  - Polymers
KW  - Nanoscale science
KW  - Nanoscience
KW  - Nanostructures
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Materials
KW  - Optical materials
KW  - Electronic materials
KW  - Nanotechnology
KW  - Physics
KW  - Nanoscale Science and Technology
KW  - Optical and Electronic Materials
KW  - Polymer Sciences
KW  - Materials Engineering
N1  - Introduction -- Background -- Gyroid Metamaterial Fabrication -- Gyroid Metamaterial Characterization -- Tuning Methods -- Hollow Gyroid -- Flexible and Stretchable Gyroid Metamaterials -- Metamaterial Sensors
N2  - 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 nanometric 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05332-5
ER  -