3D Printed Optical Quality Silica and Silica-Titania Glasses from Sol-Gel Feedstocks
Abstract
Abstract A method for fabricating optical quality silica and silica–titania glasses by three‐dimensional (3D) printing is reported. Key to this success is the combination of sol–gel derived silica and silica–titania colloidal feedstocks, direct ink writing (DIW) technology, and conventional glass thermal processing methods. Printable silica and silica–titania sol inks are prepared directly from molecular precursors by a simple one‐pot method, which is optimized to yield viscous, shear‐thinning colloidal suspensions with tuned rheology ideal for DIW. After printing, the parts are dried and sintered under optimized thermal conditions to ensure complete organic removal and uniform densification without crystallization. Characterizations of the 3D‐printed pure silica and silica–titania glasses show that they are equivalent to commercial optical fused silica and silica–titania glasses. More specifically, they exhibit comparable chemical composition, SiO 2 network structure, refractive index, dispersion, optical transmission, and coefficient of thermal expansion. 3D‐printed silica and silica–titania glasses also exhibit 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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- Creighton Univ., Omaha NE (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1491643
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1416399
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-737841
Journal ID: ISSN 2365-709X; 890806
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Advanced Materials Technologies
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2365-709X
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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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, and Dylla-Spears, Rebecca. 3D Printed Optical Quality Silica and Silica-Titania Glasses from Sol-Gel Feedstocks. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1002/admt.201700323.
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. 3D Printed Optical Quality Silica and Silica-Titania Glasses from Sol-Gel Feedstocks. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.201700323
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, and Dylla-Spears, Rebecca. Mon .
"3D Printed Optical Quality Silica and Silica-Titania Glasses from Sol-Gel Feedstocks". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.201700323. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1491643.
@article{osti_1491643,
title = {3D Printed Optical Quality Silica and Silica-Titania Glasses from Sol-Gel Feedstocks},
author = {Destino, Joel F. and Dudukovic, Nikola A. and Johnson, Michael A. and Nguyen, Du T. and Yee, Timothy D. and Egan, Garth C. and Sawvel, April M. and Steele, William A. and Baumann, Theodore F. and Duoss, Eric B. and Suratwala, Tayyab and Dylla-Spears, Rebecca},
abstractNote = {Abstract A method for fabricating optical quality silica and silica–titania glasses by three‐dimensional (3D) printing is reported. Key to this success is the combination of sol–gel derived silica and silica–titania colloidal feedstocks, direct ink writing (DIW) technology, and conventional glass thermal processing methods. Printable silica and silica–titania sol inks are prepared directly from molecular precursors by a simple one‐pot method, which is optimized to yield viscous, shear‐thinning colloidal suspensions with tuned rheology ideal for DIW. After printing, the parts are dried and sintered under optimized thermal conditions to ensure complete organic removal and uniform densification without crystallization. Characterizations of the 3D‐printed pure silica and silica–titania glasses show that they are equivalent to commercial optical fused silica and silica–titania glasses. More specifically, they exhibit comparable chemical composition, SiO 2 network structure, refractive index, dispersion, optical transmission, and coefficient of thermal expansion. 3D‐printed silica and silica–titania glasses also exhibit 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.},
doi = {10.1002/admt.201700323},
journal = {Advanced Materials Technologies},
number = 6,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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Figure 1: Sol-gel derived DIW SiO2/SiO2-TiO2 glass fabrication scheme. (1) SiO2 particle sol preparation. (2) TiO2-SiO2 core-shell particle preparation. (3) Ink preparation via solvent exchange from particle sol to DIW printable ink. (4) DIW printing of glass preform. (5) Organic removal to low density inorganic glass preform. (6) Sintering tomore »
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