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Mechanical metamaterials can exhibit extraordinary mechanical properties due to a specific architecture rather than the base material. When the structural dimensions reach the sub-micrometer range, such micro- and nanolattices may also benefit from size-affected mechanical properties. However, well-defined geometric adjustments on this length scale are limited by the resolution limits of the underlying manufacturing technology. Here, we used a 3D direct laser writing (3D-DLW) process with integrated laser power variation to fabricate polymeric microlattices, which were then pyrolized to obtain glassy carbon structures. The laser power was varied by a quadratic function along the beams from one node to another over the length of a unit cell, thus enabling geometric adjustments in the range of a few nanometers. Rounded and notch-like joints were realized by increased and reduced laser power at the nodes, respectively. Furthermore, the beam cross section was varied along the beam length, thereby creating convex or concave beam shapes. A laser power variation opens up new design possibilities for micro- and nanolattices in the sub-micrometer range by overcoming process related limitations.

Architectural tunability of mechanical metamaterials in the nanometer range