The subproject MATERIALS deals with the development of new polymers suiting the needs of nanoimprint lithography. Only the application of polymers, specially designed for those processes, allows to fully exploit the whole potential for emerging technology.
Related to the thermoplastic materials, this subproject is focused on the development of new polymers (or copolymers) surpassing the properties of the currently used polymers (related to thermal/ optical/ flow behaviour, biocompatibility, hydrophobicity, and others).
On the other hand, new curing polymers offer a chance of nanoimprinting at low temperature and short cycle times.
The incorporation of colloidal nanocrystals (semiconductor, oxide or metal), with size dependent optical and electronic properties in the polymer matrix allows to add new functionalities to thermoplastic materials towards permanent applications.