Result description
Our work combines the light management capabilities of photonic/plasmonic architectures (1 cm2 areas) with the innate properties of unconventional materials. With this unique approach we have developed some of the following results:
- Nanopatterned Carbon Nanotubes embedded in biocompatible cellulose derivatives (C. Dore et al. Small 2020 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202004795)
- Plasmonic architectures made by soft lithography exhibiting sharp resonances, chirality and light management properties (Adv. Optical Mater. 2020, 2000786)
- Highly efficient SERS substrates (ACS Nano 12, 8531 (2018))
- Biocompatible and biodegradable cellulose photonic structures (Nature Photonics 12, 343 (2018))
Many other applications and results here:
https://enlightment.icmab.es/
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
- Business partners – SMEs, Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations
- Investor introductions
- Collaboration
We are interested in partnerships to help develop and implement photonic and plasmonic structures in every day applications. We also offer the possibility to combine your materals with photonic properties by nanostructuring it.
- Other Actors who can help us fulfil our market potential
- Research and Technology Organisations
- Academia/ Universities
R&D, Technology and Innovation aspects
We fabricate photonic and plasmonic nanostructures with 20 nm resolution over centimeter sized areas employing a roll to roll compatible technology. Our structures are fabricated outside of the cleanroom and could serve as the ideal platform to take many photonic strategies to commercialization. We are looking forward to partnering with companies, spin offs and groups looking to implement in their devices our light managing schemes bringing improved performance to the device without altering the high-throughput process of fabrication.
Our method of fabrication is based in soft nanoimprinting lithography. We use perpatterned elastomeric stamps to produce the optical corrugation in a variety of materials. This process allows for the same architecture be imprinted with high fidelity many times, ensuring the reproducibility of the approach.
Result submitted to Horizon Results Platform by AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS