Fabrication of Micropatterns on Silica Glass by a Room-Temperature Imprinting Method

• Published in: Journal of the American Ceramic Society Vol. 94; no. 8; pp. 2319 - 2322
• Main Authors: Ikeda, Hiroshi, Fujino, Shigeru, Kajiwara, Toshihisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.08.2011; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Ceramic sintering; Ceramics; Nanocomposites; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Nanostructure; Polyvinyl alcohols; Silica; Silica glass; Temperature; Transmission electron microscopy

A nanocomposite was prepared from fumed silica and PVA. Investigation of the morphology of the composite by TEM and electron energy‐loss spectroscopy reveals that the nanocomposite consists of homogeneously dispersed SiO2 nanoparticles and PVA. Micropatterns on the nanocomposite were fabricated by r...