Additive manufacturing of 3D nano-architected metals

Andrey Vyatskikh; Stéphane Delalande; Akira Kudo; Xuan Zhang; Carlos M. Portela; Julia R. Greer

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03071-9

Nature Communications (Feb 2018)

Additive manufacturing of 3D nano-architected metals

Andrey Vyatskikh,
Stéphane Delalande,
Akira Kudo,
Xuan Zhang,
Carlos M. Portela,
Julia R. Greer

Affiliations

Andrey Vyatskikh: Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, California Institute of Technology
Stéphane Delalande: Scientific Department, PSA Group, Centre Technique de Vélizy 2
Akira Kudo: Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, California Institute of Technology
Xuan Zhang: Center of Advanced Mechanics and Materials, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University
Carlos M. Portela: Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, California Institute of Technology
Julia R. Greer: Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, California Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03071-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Most current methods for additive manufacturing of complex metallic 3D structures are limited to a resolution of 20–50 µm. Here, the authors developed a lithography-based process to produce 3D nanoporous nickel nanolattices with octet geometries and a resolution of 100 nm.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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