3D Printed Optical Quality Silica and Silica-Titania Glasses from Sol-Gel Feedstocks

Destino, Joel F.; Dudukovic, Nikola A.; Johnson, Michael A.; Nguyen, Du T.; Yee, Timothy D.; Egan, Garth C.; Sawvel, April M.; Steele, William A.; Baumann, Theodore F.; Duoss, Eric B.; Suratwala, Tayyab; Dylla-Spears, Rebecca

doi:10.1002/admt.201700323

3D Printed Optical Quality Silica and Silica-Titania Glasses from Sol-Gel Feedstocks

Journal Article · Sun Jan 07 23:00:00 EST 2018 · Advanced Materials Technologies

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.201700323· OSTI ID:1491643

Destino, Joel F. ^[1]; Dudukovic, Nikola A. ^[2]; Johnson, Michael A. ^[2]; Nguyen, Du T. ^[2]; Yee, Timothy D. ^[2]; Egan, Garth C. ^[2]; Sawvel, April M. ^[2]; Steele, William A. ^[2]; Baumann, Theodore F. ^[2]; Duoss, Eric B. ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[2]

Creighton Univ., Omaha NE (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

We report a method for fabricating optical quality silica and silica-titania glasses by additive manufacturing, or 3D printing. Key to this success was the combination of sol-gel derived silica and silica-titania colloidal feedstocks, 3D direct ink writing (DIW) technology, and conventional glass thermal processing methods. Printable silica and silica-titania sol inks were prepared directly from molecular precursors by a simple one-pot method, which was optimized to yield viscous, shear-thinning colloidal suspensions with tuned rheology ideal for DIW. After printing, the parts were dried and sintered under optimized thermal conditions to ensure complete organic removal and uniform densification without crystallization. Characterizations of the 3Dprinted pure silica and silica-titania glasses show that they are equivalent to commercial optical fused silica (Corning® 7980) and silica-titania glasses (Corning ULE® 7972). More specifically they exhibit comparable chemical composition, SiO2 network structure, refractive index, dispersion, optical transmission, and coefficient of thermal expansion. 3D printed silica and silica-titania glasses also exhibited comparable polished surface roughness and meet refractive index homogeneity standards within range of commercial optical grade glasses. This method establishes 3D printing as a viable tool to create optical glasses with compositional and geometric configurations that are inaccessible by conventional optical fabrication methods.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1491643

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1416399

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--737841; 890806

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials Technologies, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Technologies Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 3; ISSN 2365-709X

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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