Tilted metasurface nanostructures,with excellent physical properties and enormous application potential,pose an urgent need for manufacturing methods.Here,electric-field-driven generative-nanoimprinting technique is p...Tilted metasurface nanostructures,with excellent physical properties and enormous application potential,pose an urgent need for manufacturing methods.Here,electric-field-driven generative-nanoimprinting technique is proposed.The electric field applied between the template and the substrate drives the contact,tilting,filling,and holding processes.By accurately controlling the introduced included angle between the flexible template and the substrate,tilted nanostructures with a controllable angle are imprinted onto the substrate,although they are vertical on the template.By flexibly adjusting the electric field intensity and the included angle,large-area uniform-tilted,gradient-tilted,and high-angle-tilted nanostructures are fabricated.In contrast to traditional replication,the morphology of the nanoimprinting structure is extended to customized control.This work provides a cost-effective,efficient,and versatile technology for the fabrication of various large-area tilted metasurface structures.As an illustration,a tilted nanograting with a high coupling efficiency is fabricated and integrated into augmented reality displays,demonstrating superior imaging quality.展开更多
High-pressure die-cast(HPDC)magnesium(Mg)and aluminum alloys enable vehicle lightweighting while reducing manufacturing costs by simplifying part assembly.The increasing use of super-large castings in electric vehicle...High-pressure die-cast(HPDC)magnesium(Mg)and aluminum alloys enable vehicle lightweighting while reducing manufacturing costs by simplifying part assembly.The increasing use of super-large castings in electric vehicles enhances structural reliability and cost efficiency.However,HPDC Mg alloys face challenges related to casting defects such as porosity,cold shuts,and oxides.These defects influence tensile strength and ductility,depending on their location and size.This study employs finite element(FE)modeling to investigate how a dominant large pore,its position,and the sample size affect the ductility of thin-walled HPDC Mg.Motivated by the ductility variations reported in literature and the experimental findings on AM60 castings,synthetic microstructure-based models are used to assess the effects of different pore sizes and locations.The results indicate the presence of three different regions based on the large pore size and model size:1)a region dominated by the effects of the large pore,2)a plateau region dominated by pore interactions,and 3)a transient region between these two effects.A threshold distance from the sample edge (d≈0.9√D·L)is proposed,within which a large pore can significantly reduce ductility.Additionally,large pores near edges contribute to ductility variations in Mg castings.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52025055 and 52275571)Basic Research Operation Fund of China(No.xzy012024024).
文摘Tilted metasurface nanostructures,with excellent physical properties and enormous application potential,pose an urgent need for manufacturing methods.Here,electric-field-driven generative-nanoimprinting technique is proposed.The electric field applied between the template and the substrate drives the contact,tilting,filling,and holding processes.By accurately controlling the introduced included angle between the flexible template and the substrate,tilted nanostructures with a controllable angle are imprinted onto the substrate,although they are vertical on the template.By flexibly adjusting the electric field intensity and the included angle,large-area uniform-tilted,gradient-tilted,and high-angle-tilted nanostructures are fabricated.In contrast to traditional replication,the morphology of the nanoimprinting structure is extended to customized control.This work provides a cost-effective,efficient,and versatile technology for the fabrication of various large-area tilted metasurface structures.As an illustration,a tilted nanograting with a high coupling efficiency is fabricated and integrated into augmented reality displays,demonstrating superior imaging quality.
基金funded by the Department of Energy Office of Vehicle Technologies under the Automotive Lightweighting Materials Program。
文摘High-pressure die-cast(HPDC)magnesium(Mg)and aluminum alloys enable vehicle lightweighting while reducing manufacturing costs by simplifying part assembly.The increasing use of super-large castings in electric vehicles enhances structural reliability and cost efficiency.However,HPDC Mg alloys face challenges related to casting defects such as porosity,cold shuts,and oxides.These defects influence tensile strength and ductility,depending on their location and size.This study employs finite element(FE)modeling to investigate how a dominant large pore,its position,and the sample size affect the ductility of thin-walled HPDC Mg.Motivated by the ductility variations reported in literature and the experimental findings on AM60 castings,synthetic microstructure-based models are used to assess the effects of different pore sizes and locations.The results indicate the presence of three different regions based on the large pore size and model size:1)a region dominated by the effects of the large pore,2)a plateau region dominated by pore interactions,and 3)a transient region between these two effects.A threshold distance from the sample edge (d≈0.9√D·L)is proposed,within which a large pore can significantly reduce ductility.Additionally,large pores near edges contribute to ductility variations in Mg castings.
