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Block copolymer gyroids for nanophotonics: significance of lattice transformations

Park, Haedong, Jo, Seungyun, Kang, Byungsoo, Hur, Kahyun, Oh, Sang Soon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3093-7016, Ryu, Du Yeol and Lee, Seungwoo 2022. Block copolymer gyroids for nanophotonics: significance of lattice transformations. Nanophotonics 11 (11) , pp. 2583-2615. 10.1515/nanoph-2021-0644

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Abstract

A gyroid crystal possesses a peculiar structural feature that can be conceptualized as a triply periodic surface with a constant mean curvature of zero. The exotic optical properties such as the photonic bandgap and optical chirality can emerge from this three-dimensional (3D) morphological feature. As such, gyroid crystals have been considered as the promising structures for photonic crystals and optical metamaterials. To date, several methods have been proposed to materialize gyroid crystals, including 3D printing, layer-by-layer stacking, two-photon lithography, interference lithography, and self-assembly. Furthermore, the discovery of Weyl points in gyroid crystals has further stimulated these advancements. Among such methods, the self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) is unique, because this soft approach can provide an easy-to-craft gyroid, especially at the nanoscale. The unit-cell scale of a gyroid ranging within 30–300 nm can be effectively addressed by BCP self-assembly, whereas other methods would be challenging to achieve this size range. Therefore, a BCP gyroid has provided a material platform for metamaterials and photonic crystals functioning at optical frequencies. Currently, BCP gyroid nanophotonics is ready to take the next step toward topological photonics beyond the conventional photonic crystals and metamaterials. In particular, the intrinsic lattice transformations occurring during the self-assembly of BCP into a gyroid crystal could promise a compelling advantage for advancing Weyl photonics in the optical regime. Lattice transformations are routinely considered as limitations, but in this review, we argue that it is time to widen the scope of the lattice transformations for the future generation of nanophotonics. Thus, our review provides a comprehensive understanding of the gyroid crystal and its lattice transformations, the relevant optical properties, and the recent progress in BCP gyroid self-assembly.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Physics and Astronomy
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Additional Information: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Publisher: De Gruyter
ISSN: 2192-8614
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 25 January 2022
Date of Acceptance: 3 January 2022
Last Modified: 05 May 2023 22:29
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/146798

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