Abstract
Plasmonic metasurface coloration has attracted
considerable attention in recent years due to its
industrial potential. So far, demonstrations have been
limited to small patterned areas fabricated using
expensive techniques with limited scalability. This study
elevates the technology beyond the common size and volume
limitations of nanofabrication and demonstrates
aluminumcoated polymer-based colored metasurfaces of
square-centimeter size by embossing, injection molding,
roll-to-roll printing, and film insert molding. Different
techniques are compared and the requirements and
bottlenecks in terms of master fabrication, replication,
metallization, and protection coating for large-scale
production of sub-wavelength metasurfaces are discussed.
Most notably, it is demonstrated that plasmonic
metasurface colors are compatible with film insert
molding. The results indicate a promising future for
plasmonic colors as a viable alternative for decorating
mass-produced polymer parts.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Advanced Materials Technologies |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- plasmonic metasurface coloration
- roll-to-roll printing
- NIL
- embossing
- injection moldin