3D printing of thixotropic hybrid siloxanes for transparent applications

Hard and transparent 3D printing materials are in demand in applications such as durable device passivation and transparent architectures. To replace 3d printable glass or ceramic, which has the disadvantage of undergoing high-temperature post-treatment after printing, the study of hard, transparent, and thermally resistant 3D printing materials will be conducted in this project. To achieve this goal, sol-gel-derived hybrid siloxane materials, which have been previously studied in a home institution (KAIST), will be studied to enable 3D printing by imparting thixotropic properties. This thixotropic hybrid siloxane will be taken to the host institution (SFU) and applied to a transparent device application to evaluate the potential of the developed hybrid siloxane in the field of 3d printing. Ultimately, developing novel 3D printing materials with high transparency, hardness, and thermal stability will lead to advances in the fields of transparent architectural structures, encapsulation for optoelectronics, and efficient device passivation.

Faculty Supervisor:

Woo Soo Kim

Student:

Partner:

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Advanced Manufacturing; Manufacturing and Construction; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Simon Fraser University

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