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7 March 2014 Characterization of two-photon polymerization process using Raman microspectroscopy
L. J. Jiang, Y. S. Zhou, W. Xiong, Y. Gao, T. Baldacchini, J.-F. Silvain, L. Jiang, Y. F. Lu
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Abstract
Two-photon polymerization (TPP) is a promising micro/nanofabrication technique, which is capable of fabricating 3D micro/nanostructures beyond the diffraction limit of light. However, the study of TPP process with a focus on the dependence of degree of conversion on TPP parameters using a non-destructive and efficient method is still lacking. We studied the quantitative relationships between the TPP parameters and the cross-linking of an acrylic-based IP-L 780 photoresist via systematic Raman characterization. The differences in the Raman spectra between the non-polymerized and the polymerized IP-L 780 photoresists were observed by probing the excitation of carbon-carbon double bond (C=C) vibrations. We obtained the relationship between the degree of conversion in TPP and the Raman spectra of the IP-L 780 resin, in which the intensity of the characteristic Raman peak of IP-L 780 at 1635 cm-1 decreases with the increase of the TPP laser dose. A mathematic model of the degree of conversion with respective to the TPP parameters, including laser average power and writing speed, has been established. The method provides a simple and effective way to characterize and optimize the TPP micro/nanofabrication processes. The established model for the degree of conversion as the function of TPP parameters will contribute to the advanced 3D TPP micro/nanofabrication by providing a guidance to optimize the laser doses, voxel sizes, and the mechanical strength of the polymers.
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L. J. Jiang, Y. S. Zhou, W. Xiong, Y. Gao, T. Baldacchini, J.-F. Silvain, L. Jiang, and Y. F. Lu "Characterization of two-photon polymerization process using Raman microspectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 8969, Synthesis and Photonics of Nanoscale Materials XI, 896909 (7 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041778
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KEYWORDS
Raman spectroscopy

Polymers

Imaging spectroscopy

Polymerization

Two photon polymerization

FT-IR spectroscopy

Nondestructive evaluation

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