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Gulina LB, Senega PP, Tolstoy VP. Strategy for Patterning Titania Dendrites by Gas-Solution Interaction at Droplet Surfaces. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:33831-33837. [PMID: 37744820 PMCID: PMC10515380 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c04459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Interaction of the solution droplet surface with gaseous components of the environment can lead to the formation of highly ordered patterns, such as dendrites. Here, we show that these structures can be spontaneously created during the open-air interaction of aqueous solution drop of titanium(III) salt with gaseous NH3 at the contact boundary thereof. The conditions have been identified under which radially ordered dendritic patterns can form on the surface of the TiCl3 solution droplet. The formation of these self-organized dendrite patterns can be attributed to the surface instability manifesting in Marangoni thermal flows in a droplet occurring during open-air fabrication. The composition of as-synthesized structures corresponds to coprecipitated crystalline NH4Cl and amorphous TiO2nH2O. After thermal treatment at 450 °C, TiO2 with the anatase crystal lattice is formed; meanwhile, the ordered dendrite patterns are preserved.
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Affiliation(s)
- Larisa B. Gulina
- Saint-Petersburg State University, 7-9 Universitetskaya Embankment, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
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- Saint-Petersburg State University, 7-9 Universitetskaya Embankment, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
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- Saint-Petersburg State University, 7-9 Universitetskaya Embankment, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
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Direct Inkjet Printing of Digitally Designed 2D TiN Patterns. COATINGS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings12060729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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TiN is a non-oxidic ceramic widely employed as a hard coating material for cutting tools due to its high thermal and chemical stability. Among all 2D coating techniques, Inkjet printing (IJP) is one of the most promising for the fabrication of layers with customized designs. However, despite its advantages, this process has not been used so far with this material. In this work, we prepared TiN suspensions for their implementation in IJP with a nozzle of 70 μm. A complete study of the ink properties was performed to formulate a suitable ink with a high level of dispersion and to evaluate the jetting during the printing process. Moreover, after a sintering process at 1100 °C under vacuum, a complete hardness analysis of the coated discs was performed, resulting in values ranging from ~4 to 7 GPa, depending on the grid design.
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Choi S, Zhao Z, Zuo J, Faruque HMR, Yao Y, Wang C. Structural color printing via polymer-assisted photochemical deposition. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2022; 11:84. [PMID: 35387968 PMCID: PMC8986859 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00776-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Structural color printings have broad applications due to their advantages of long-term sustainability, eco-friendly manufacturing, and ultra-high resolution. However, most of them require costly and time-consuming fabrication processes from nanolithography to vacuum deposition and etching. Here, we demonstrate a new color printing technology based on polymer-assisted photochemical metal deposition (PPD), a room temperature, ambient, and additive manufacturing process without requiring heating, vacuum deposition or etching. The PPD-printed silver films comprise densely aggregated silver nanoparticles filled with a small amount (estimated <20% volume) of polymers, producing a smooth surface (roughness 2.5 nm) even better than vacuum-deposited silver films (roughness 2.8 nm) at ~4 nm thickness. Further, the printed composite films have a much larger effective refractive index n (~1.90) and a smaller extinction coefficient k (~0.92) than PVD ones in the visible wavelength range (400 to 800 nm), therefore modulating the surface reflection and the phase accumulation. The capability of PPD in printing both ultra-thin (~5 nm) composite films and highly reflective thicker film greatly benefit the design and construction of multilayered Fabry-Perot (FP) cavity structures to exhibit vivid and saturated colors. We demonstrated programmed printing of complex pictures of different color schemes at a high spatial resolution of ~6.5 μm by three-dimensionally modulating the top composite film geometries and dielectric spacer thicknesses (75 to 200 nm). Finally, PPD-based color picture printing is demonstrated on a wide range of substrates, including glass, PDMS, and plastic, proving its broad potential in future applications from security labeling to color displays.
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- Shinhyuk Choi
- School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
- Biodesign Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Education Ministry of China, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA.
- Biodesign Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA.
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Feng K, Li Q, Liu J, Wang Y, Chen N, Li Y, Bu Y. All-dielectric thin films based on single silicon materials for angle-insensitive structural colors. OPTICS LETTERS 2021; 46:5161-5164. [PMID: 34653141 DOI: 10.1364/ol.441534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Here we demonstrate a red structural color of a multilayer structure made of all silicon-based materials. By using amorphous silicon (a-Si) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) with a large difference in the refractive index, high reflection efficiency can be achieved with only a few layers. The anti-reflection unit composed of top silicon monoxide (SiO) and SiO2 layers can significantly reduce the reflection intensity of the non-target wavelengths to ensure that the device has good color saturation. The selective absorption of SiO and a-Si layers can further improve the color saturation. By reasonably controlling the thickness of the highly absorbing materials, the device has good angular insensitivity at an incident angle of 0°-60°. Furthermore, the angle-insensitive blue and yellow structural colors are also realized based on the all silicon design idea. This scheme is simple in structure and capable of efficient mass production. This method has enormous potential for diverse applications in display, colorful decoration, anti-counterfeiting, and so forth.
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Mandsberg NK, Højgaard J, Joshi SS, Nielsen LH, Boisen A, Hwu ET. Consumer-Grade Inkjet Printer for Versatile and Precise Chemical Deposition. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:7786-7794. [PMID: 33778290 PMCID: PMC7992151 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Two simple, mechanical modifications are introduced to a consumer-grade inkjet printer to greatly increase its applicability. First, roller isolation bars are added to unlock multiple prints on the same substrate without smearing. This enables printing on a diverse set of substrates (rigid, elastic, liquid, granular, and sticky). Second, spring loadings are added to increase the print precision up to 50-fold, which facilitates alignment to a pre-patterned substrate or between successive prints. Utilizing the expanded substrate compatibility and the increased print precision, we explore tunable loading of drug combinations into microdevices. This loading method has promising applications within point-of-care personalized medication. Furthermore, we show how inkjet printers with array-type printheads (in our case, 6 x 90 nozzles) allow for quasi-simultaneous loading of reactants into microfluidic systems. The ability to do a quasi-simultaneous introduction of chemicals may be particularly useful for studies of rapidly reacting systems of three or more reactants, where premature introduction can shift the initial conditions from the intended. We believe that our modifications to an affordable system will inspire researchers to explore the possibilities of inkjet printing even further.
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- Nikolaj Kofoed Mandsberg
- Center for Intelligent Drug
Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN),
Department of Health Technology, Technical
University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center for Intelligent Drug
Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN),
Department of Health Technology, Technical
University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center for Intelligent Drug
Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN),
Department of Health Technology, Technical
University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center for Intelligent Drug
Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN),
Department of Health Technology, Technical
University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center for Intelligent Drug
Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN),
Department of Health Technology, Technical
University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center for Intelligent Drug
Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN),
Department of Health Technology, Technical
University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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Bugakova D, Slabov V, Sergeeva E, Zhukov M, Vinogradov A. Comprehensive characterization of TiO2 inks and their application for inkjet printing of microstructures. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Frosiniuk A, Kolchanov DS, Milichko VA, Vinogradov AV, Vinogradov VV. Optical interference-based sensors for the visual detection of nano-scale objects. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:6343-6351. [PMID: 30887996 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr00616h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, we present a new concept for the simple visual detection of nano-scale objects in solutions. To achieve this goal, we developed chromogen-free interference-based sensors that provided a color visible reaction directly after the interaction of the analyte with the substrate. The effect is based on the strong optical interference occurring at the interface between the inkjet printed sol-gel titania film (a layer with high refractive index) and the adsorbed nano-sized objects (layer with low refractive index), which can be detected even with the naked eye. Herein, we have developed a synthetic strategy for the inkjet printing of interference sensors with controllable color change through thickness adjustment.
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- Anna Frosiniuk
- ITMO University, International Laboratory "Solution Chemistry of Advanced Materials and Technologies", Lomonosova 9, 191002, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Here we report the methodology for nanocomposite fabrication based on the inkjet printing technique. Doped TiO2 nanoparticles with Sc contents up to 10 wt.% were synthesized and adapted towards a facile fabrication of microscale structures and thin film printing. Implementation of the state-of-the-art low-temperature synthesis allowed to us successfully incorporate high concentrations of Sc3+ ions into the TiO2 lattice and improve the light absorption characteristics of the resulting materials. Without affecting the anatase structure substantially, Sc doping gave rise to an intensified absorbance capacity and provided the means for the efficient fabrication of Sc-TiO2 microarchitectures via the inkjet printing technique. The changes in the spectral and structural characteristics of the Sc-TiO2 composites were observed by Energy Dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and UV-vis methods. The rheological parameters of the colloidal suspension based on the synthesized Sc-TiO2 nanoparticles were adapted for inkjet printing in terms of the optimal viscosity, morphology, and surface tension. The developed individual ink characteristics allowed us to produce a close coherence between the enhanced optical properties of the Sc-TiO2 prepared the sol–gel method and the inkjet-printed films. The introduced methodology features the possibility to inkjet-print doped and pure TiO2 robust films for potential large-scale fabrication.
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