Title | Polymer-based photonic crystals. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2001 |
Authors | Edrington, AC, Urbas, AM, DeRege, P, Chen, CX, Swager, TM, Hadjichristidis, N, Xenidou, M, Fetters, LJ, Joannopoulos, JD, Fink, Y, Thomas, EL |
Journal | Advanced Materials (Weinheim, Germany) |
Volume | 13 |
Pagination | 421–425 |
ISSN | 0935-9648 |
Keywords | mechanochromic system fabrication polymer photonic crystal review, review block copolymer self assembly photonic crystal |
Abstract | A review, with 28 refs., on the development of polymers as 1D photonic crystals with focus on self-assembled block copolymers. The use of plasticizer and homopolymer blends of diblock copolymers to increase periodicity and the role of self-assembly in producing 2D and 3D photonic crystals are discussed. The use of inorg. nanoparticles to increase the dielec. contrast and of a biasing field during self-assembly to control the long-range domain order and orientation are outlined. In-situ tunable materials fabricated via a mechanochromic materials system are also described. The inherent optical anisotropy of extruded polymer films and side-chain liq.-cryst. polymers provides flexibility for novel optical designs. [on SciFinder(R)] |
DOI | 10.1002/1521-4095(200103)13:6<421::AID-ADMA421>3.0.CO;2-\# |