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3D Printing: 3D Printed Functionally Graded Plasmonic Constructs (Advanced Optical Materials 18/2017)
Author(s) -
Haring Alexander P.,
Khan Assad U.,
Liu Guoliang,
Johnson Blake N.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced optical materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 91
ISSN - 2195-1071
DOI - 10.1002/adom.201770088
Subject(s) - plasmon , materials science , 3d printing , 3d printed , optoelectronics , inkwell , nanotechnology , composite material , engineering , manufacturing engineering
A new class of 3D functionally graded plasmonic materials and devices manufactured through 3D printing is presented by Guoliang Liu, Blake N. Johnson, and co‐workers in article number 1700367 . Up to eight different plasmonic inks are interwoven into a single functionally graded construct. Both continuous and discrete 3D gradients in plasmonic properties are realized. The approach is applied toward engineering of next‐generation plasmonic devices. Specifically, the manufacturing of a novel functionally graded plasmonic night‐vision contact lens is demonstrated.