Objective Three-dimensional large area metamaterials, especially Negative Index Materials (NIMs) promise to enable numerous novel and breakthrough applications like perfect lenses and cloaking devices, not only but especially if they exhibit the desired properties in the visible frequency range. For the European Photonics industry it is of paramount importance enabling fabricating such materials as soon as possible, to maintain its important position in the areas of optical components and systems as well as production technologies. Till now such materials have not been produced, yet - neither in 3D nor on large areas, let alone both combined. The aim of NIM_NIL is the development of a production process for 3D NIMs in the visible regime combining UV-based Nanoimprint Lithography (UV-NIL) on wafer scale using the new material graphene and innovative geometrical designs. This project will go beyond state-of-the-art in three important topics regarding NIMs: the design, the fabrication using Nanoimprintlithography (NIL) and the optical characterization by ellipsometry. New designs and the new material Graphene will be investigated to extend the existing frequency limit of 900 nm into the visible regime. The fabrication method of choice is UV-NIL since it allows cost efficient large area nanostructuring, which is indispensible if materials like NIMs should be produced on large scale. The negative refraction will be measured using ellipsometry which is a fast and non-destructive method to control the fabrication process. At the end of the project a micro-optical prism made from NIM will be fabricated to directly verify and demonstrate the negative refractive index. Each aspect of innovation within NIM_NIL – design, fabrication and characterisation of NIMs – is represented by experts in this field resulting in a multidisciplinary highly motivated consortium containing participants from basic research as well as industrial endusers from whole Europe. Fields of science engineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialstwo-dimensional nanostructuresgraphene Keywords Ellipsometry Nanoimprint Lithography Negative index materials Prism negative refraction Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) NMP-2008-2.2-2 - Nanostructured meta-materials Call for proposal FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator PROFACTOR GMBH EU contribution € 635 967,00 Address IM STADTGUT D1 4407 STEYR GLEINK Austria See on map Region Westösterreich Oberösterreich Steyr-Kirchdorf Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Andrea Moeslinger (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAT LINZ Austria EU contribution € 402 472,00 Address ALTENBERGER STRASSE 69 4040 Linz See on map Region Westösterreich Oberösterreich Linz-Wels Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Kurt Hingerl (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FRIEDRICH-SCHILLER-UNIVERSITÄT JENA Germany EU contribution € 335 350,00 Address FÜRSTENGRABEN 1 07743 JENA See on map Region Thüringen Thüringen Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Bernhard Kley (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT ZA FIZIKU Serbia EU contribution € 311 600,00 Address PREGREVICA 118 11080 Beograd See on map Region Србија - север Београдски регион Београдска област Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Rados Gajic (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR ANALYTISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN-ISAS-EV Germany EU contribution € 382 829,00 Address BUNSEN KIRCHHOFF STRASSE 11 44139 Dortmund See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Arnsberg Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jasmin Gleißner (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SENTECH INSTRUMENTS GMBH Germany EU contribution € 346 681,00 Address Schwarzschildstrasse 2 12489 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michael Arens (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS Greece EU contribution € 359 642,00 Address N PLASTIRA STR 100 70013 Irakleio See on map Region Νησιά Αιγαίου Κρήτη Ηράκλειο Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Costas Soukoulis (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy EU contribution € 415 058,00 Address PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Giovanni Bruno (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MICRO RESIST TECHNOLOGY GESELLSCHAFT FUER CHEMISCHE MATERIALIEN SPEZIELLER PHOTORESISTSYSTEME MBH Germany EU contribution € 117 921,00 Address Koepenicker Strasse 325 12555 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sylvia Herrndorf (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data JENOPTIK POLYMER SYSTEMS GMBH Germany EU contribution € 65 580,00 Address AM SANDBERG 2 07819 TRIPTIS See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Andreas Fischer (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
