Bidaud C, Berling D, Jamon D, Gamet E, Neveu S, Royer F, Soppera O
CNRS, IS2M UMR 7361, Université de Haute-Alsace, 68100, Mulhouse, France.
Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 3;11(1):5075. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-84376-6.
This paper is aimed at investigating the process of photocrosslinking under Deep-UV irradiation of nanocomposite thin films doped with cobalt ferrite magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). This material is composed of a hybrid sol-gel matrix in which MNP can be introduced with high concentrations up to 20 vol%. Deep-UV (193 nm) is not only interesting for high-resolution patterning but we also show an efficient photopolymerization pathway even in the presence of high concentration of MNPs. In this study, we demonstrate that the photocrosslinking is based on the free radical polymerization of the methacrylate functions of the hybrid precursor. This process is initiated by Titanium-oxo clusters. The impact of the nanoparticles on the photopolymerization kinetic and photopatterning is investigated. We finally show that the photosensitive nanocomposite is suitable to obtain micropatterns with sub-micron resolution, with a simple and versatile process, which opens many opportunities for fabrication of miniaturized magneto-optical devices for photonic applications.
本文旨在研究掺杂钴铁氧体磁性纳米颗粒(MNPs)的纳米复合薄膜在深紫外辐射下的光交联过程。这种材料由混合溶胶 - 凝胶基质组成,其中MNP可以以高达20体积%的高浓度引入。深紫外(193nm)不仅对高分辨率图案化很有意义,而且我们还展示了即使在高浓度MNP存在下的有效光聚合途径。在本研究中,我们证明光交联基于混合前体甲基丙烯酸酯官能团的自由基聚合。这个过程由钛氧簇引发。研究了纳米颗粒对光聚合动力学和光图案化的影响。我们最终表明,这种光敏纳米复合材料适合通过简单通用的工艺获得具有亚微米分辨率的微图案,这为制造用于光子应用的小型磁光器件开辟了许多机会。