Volume 9, Issue 4 2401288
Research Article

Self-Assembly Hybrid Manufacture of Nanoarrays for Metasurfaces

Bowen Yu

Bowen Yu

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

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Yuan Ma

Corresponding Author

Yuan Ma

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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Yujiao Wang

Yujiao Wang

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

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Lele Song

Lele Song

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

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Guoxu Yu

Guoxu Yu

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

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Xuanhe Zhang

Xuanhe Zhang

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

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Qingyi Wang

Qingyi Wang

School of Mechanical-Electronic and Vehicle Engineering, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, 102616 P. R. China

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Zuobo Pang

Zuobo Pang

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

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Ye Zhang

Ye Zhang

School of Automation, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, Beijing, 100192 P. R. China

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Qi Wang

Qi Wang

State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024 P. R. China

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Jiadao Wang

Corresponding Author

Jiadao Wang

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 P. R. China

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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First published: 23 October 2024
Citations: 1

Abstract

The development of metasurfaces necessitates the rapid fabrication of nanoarrays on diverse substrates at large scales, the preparation of patterned nanoarrays on both planar and curved surfaces, and even the creation of nanoarrays on prefabricated structures to form multiscale metastructures. However, conventional fabrication methods fall short of these rigorous requirements. In this work, a novel self-assembly hybrid manufacturing (SAHM) method is introduced for the rapid and scalable fabrication of shape-controllable nanoarrays on various rigid and flexible substrates. This method can be easily integrated with other fabrication techniques, such as lithography and screen printing, to produce patterned nanoarrays on both planar and non-developable surfaces. Utilizing the SAHM method, nanoarrays are fabricated on prefabricated micropillars to create multiscale pillar-nanoarray metastructures. Measurements indicate that these multiscale metastructures can manipulate electromagnetic waves across a range of wavelengths. Therefore, the SAHM method demonstrates the potential of multiscale structures as a new paradigm for the design and fabrication of metasurfaces.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article.

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