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Xu X, Sun L, Bai B, Wang H, Suo Y. Interfacial assembly of mussel-inspired polydopamine@Ag core-shell nanoparticles as highly recyclable catalyst for nitroaromatic pesticides degradation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 665:133-141. [PMID: 30772542 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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With the abundant use of pesticides in agriculture and grassland farming, water contamination unavoidably occurs due to the leaching of pesticide residues into environment. Now, most of the research on degradation of nitroaromatic pesticides residues has focused on nano catalysis-based method, however, effective post-reaction separation and recycling of the tiny nanocatalysts is also a significant technological challenge to be addressed. Herein, we report a simple and versatile strategy for the construction of efficient and recyclable catalysts of polydopamine (PDA)@Ag/polystyrene (PS) films for degradation of pesticides based on multi-purpose PDA microspheres inspired by mussel adhesion. The PDA not only functioned as a scaffold, a reductant as well as a stabilizer for the formation and dispersions of Ag NPs in situ, but also served as an adhesive layer between the nanocatalysts and the substrate. The obtained PDA@Ag/PS films were evaluated for the first time against the catalytic degradation of pendimethalin. Most importantly, the recovery of catalysts can be easily realized by simply pulling out PS substrate from the reaction mixture and the catalytic activity of the nanofilms was found to be equally efficient for seven catalytic cycles. Considering their excellent catalytic activity and recyclability in the degradation of nitroaromatic pesticides, the PDA@Ag/PS films have great potential applications in the fields of environment protection, soil contamination remediation, and sewage treatment. Also, by virtue of the remarkable reducing and stabilizing ability and adhesive versatility of PDA, this approach can be extended to the deposition of various metals and semiconducting NPs, which can be stably anchored on a diverse range of solid substrates regardless of physiochemical and morphology.
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- Xiaohui Xu
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, PR China; Key Laboratory of Degraded and Unused Land Consolidation Engineering, The Ministry of Land and Resources of China, Xi'an 710075, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, PR China
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Rubino A, Anaya M, Galisteo-López JF, Rojas TC, Calvo ME, Míguez H. Highly Efficient and Environmentally Stable Flexible Color Converters Based on Confined CH 3NH 3PbBr 3 Nanocrystals. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:38334-38340. [PMID: 30360096 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b11706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this work, we demonstrate a synthetic route to attain methylammonium lead bromide (CH3NH3PbBr3) perovskite nanocrystals (nc-MAPbBr3, 1.5 nm < size < 3 nm) and provide them with functionality as highly efficient flexible, transparent, environmentally stable, and adaptable color-converting films. We use nanoparticle metal oxide (MOx) thin films as porous scaffolds of controlled nanopores size distribution to synthesize nc-MAPbBr3 through the infiltration of perovskite liquid precursors. We find that the control over the reaction volume imposed by the nanoporous scaffold gives rise to a strict control of the nanocrystal size, which allows us to observe well-defined quantum confinement effects on the photo-emission, being the luminescence maximum tunable with precision between λ = 530 nm (green) and λ = 490 nm (blue). This hybrid nc-MAPbBr3/MOx structure presents high mechanical stability and permits subsequent infiltration with an elastomer to achieve a self-standing flexible film, which not only maintains the photo-emission efficiency of the nc-MAPbBr3 unaltered but also prevents their environmental degradation. Applications as adaptable color-converting layers for light-emitting devices are envisaged and demonstrated.
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- Andrea Rubino
- Institute of Materials Science of Seville , Spanish National Research Council-University of Seville , C/Américo Vespucio 49 , 41092 Seville , Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville , Spanish National Research Council-University of Seville , C/Américo Vespucio 49 , 41092 Seville , Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville , Spanish National Research Council-University of Seville , C/Américo Vespucio 49 , 41092 Seville , Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville , Spanish National Research Council-University of Seville , C/Américo Vespucio 49 , 41092 Seville , Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville , Spanish National Research Council-University of Seville , C/Américo Vespucio 49 , 41092 Seville , Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville , Spanish National Research Council-University of Seville , C/Américo Vespucio 49 , 41092 Seville , Spain
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Kleine TS, Diaz LR, Konopka KM, Anderson LE, Pavlopolous NG, Lyons NP, Kim ET, Kim Y, Glass RS, Char K, Norwood RA, Pyun J. One Dimensional Photonic Crystals Using Ultrahigh Refractive Index Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:875-880. [PMID: 35650762 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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We report on the fabrication of wholly polymeric one-dimensional (1-D) photonic crystals (i.e., Bragg reflectors, Bragg mirrors) via solution processing for use in the near (NIR) and the short wave (SWIR) infrared spectrum (1-2 μm) with very high reflectance (R ∼ 90-97%). Facile fabrication of these highly reflective films was enabled by direct access to solution processable, ultrahigh refractive index polymers, termed, Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIPs). The high refractive index (n) of CHIPs materials (n = 1.75-2.10) allowed for the production of narrow band IR Bragg reflectors with high refractive index contrast (Δn ∼ 0.5) when fabricated with low n polymers, such as cellulose acetate (n = 1.47). This is the highest refractive index contrast (Δn ∼ 0.5) demonstrated for an all-polymeric Bragg mirror which directly enabled high reflectivity from films with 22 layers or less. Facile access to modular, thin, highly reflective films from inexpensive CHIPs materials offers a new route to IR Bragg reflectors and other reflective coatings with potential applications for IR photonics, commercial sensing, and LIDAR applications.
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- Tristan S. Kleine
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1630 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1630 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- The World Class University Program for Chemical Convergence for Energy and Environment, The National Creative Research Initiative Center for Intelligent Hybrids, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- The World Class University Program for Chemical Convergence for Energy and Environment, The National Creative Research Initiative Center for Intelligent Hybrids, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- The World Class University Program for Chemical Convergence for Energy and Environment, The National Creative Research Initiative Center for Intelligent Hybrids, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1630 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
- The World Class University Program for Chemical Convergence for Energy and Environment, The National Creative Research Initiative Center for Intelligent Hybrids, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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Geng D, Cabello-Olmo E, Lozano G, Míguez H. Photonic structuring improves the colour purity of rare-earth nanophosphors. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2018; 5:661-667. [PMID: 30713695 PMCID: PMC6333277 DOI: 10.1039/c8mh00123e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Nanophosphor integration in an optical cavity allows unprecedented control over both the chromaticity and the directionality of the emitted light, without modifying the chemical composition of the emitters or compromising their efficiency. Our approach opens a route towards the development of nanoscale photonics based solid state lighting.
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- Dongling Geng
- Institute of Materials Science of Seville, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Univesidad de Sevilla (US) , Américo Vespucio 49 , 41092 , Seville , Spain . ;
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Univesidad de Sevilla (US) , Américo Vespucio 49 , 41092 , Seville , Spain . ;
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Univesidad de Sevilla (US) , Américo Vespucio 49 , 41092 , Seville , Spain . ;
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- Institute of Materials Science of Seville, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Univesidad de Sevilla (US) , Américo Vespucio 49 , 41092 , Seville , Spain . ;
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Wang XQ, Tan CF, Chan KH, Xu K, Hong M, Kim SW, Ho GW. Nanophotonic-Engineered Photothermal Harnessing for Waste Heat Management and Pyroelectric Generation. ACS NANO 2017; 11:10568-10574. [PMID: 28972730 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b06025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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At present, there are various limitations to harvesting ambient waste heat which include the lack of economically viable material and innovative design features that can efficiently recover low grade heat for useful energy conversion. In this work, a thermal nanophotonic-pyroelectric (TNPh-pyro) scheme consisting of a metamaterial multilayer and pyroelectric material, which performs synergistic waste heat rejection and photothermal heat-to-electricity conversion, is presented. Unlike any other pyroelectric configuration, this conceptual design deviates from the conventional by deliberately employing back-reflecting NIR to enable waste heat reutilization/recuperation to enhance pyroelectric generation, avoiding excessive solar heat uptake and also retaining high visual transparency of the device. Passive solar reflective cooling up to 4.1 °C is demonstrated. Meanwhile, the photothermal pyroelectric performance capitalizing on the back-reflecting effect shows an open circuit voltage (Voc) and short circuit current (Isc) enhancement of 152 and 146%, respectively. In addition, the designed photoactive component (TiO2/Cu) within the metamaterial multilayer provides the TNPh-pyro system with an effective air pollutant photodegradation functionality. Finally, proof-of-concept for concurrent photothermal management and enhanced solar pyroelectric generation under a real outdoor environment is demonstrated.
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- Xiao-Qiao Wang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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- School of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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Wang CX, Braendle A, Menyo MS, Pester CW, Perl EE, Arias I, Hawker CJ, Klinger D. Catechol-based layer-by-layer assembly of composite coatings: a versatile platform to hierarchical nano-materials. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:6173-6178. [PMID: 26151660 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01374g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Inspired by the marine mussel's ability to adhere to surfaces underwater, an aqueous catechol-based dip coating platform was developed. Using a catechol-functionalized polyacrylamide binder in combination with inorganic nanoparticles enables the facile fabrication of robust composite coatings via a layer-by-layer process. This modular assembly of well-defined building blocks provides a versatile alternative to electrostatic driven approaches with layer thickness and refractive indices being readily tunable. The platform nature of this approach enables the fabrication of hierarchically ordered nano-materials such as Bragg stacks.
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- C X Wang
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
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Calvo ME, González-García L, Parra-Barranco J, Barranco A, Jiménez-Solano A, González-Elipe AR, Míguez H. Flexible Distributed Bragg Reflectors from Nanocolumnar Templates. ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS 2015; 3:171-175. [PMID: 26366335 PMCID: PMC4558613 DOI: 10.1002/adom.201400338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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- Mauricio E Calvo
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla C/Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla, 41092, Spain E-mail: ;
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla C/Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla, 41092, Spain E-mail: ;
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla C/Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla, 41092, Spain E-mail: ;
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla C/Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla, 41092, Spain E-mail: ;
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla C/Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla, 41092, Spain E-mail: ;
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla C/Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla, 41092, Spain E-mail: ;
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla C/Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla, 41092, Spain E-mail: ;
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Mesoporous TiO₂ Bragg stack templated by graft copolymer for dye-sensitized solar cells. Sci Rep 2014; 4:5505. [PMID: 24980936 PMCID: PMC4076678 DOI: 10.1038/srep05505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Organized mesoporous TiO2 Bragg stacks (om-TiO2 BS) consisting of alternating high and low refractive index organized mesoporous TiO2 (om-TiO2) films were prepared to enhance dye loading, light harvesting, electron transport, and electrolyte pore-infiltration in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The om-TiO2 films were synthesized via a sol-gel reaction using amphiphilic graft copolymers consisting of poly(vinyl chloride) backbones and poly(oxyethylene methacrylate) side chains, i.e., PVC-g-POEM as templates. To generate high and low index films, the refractive index of om-TiO2 film was tuned by controlling the grafting ratio of PVC-g-POEM via atomic transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). A polymerized ionic liquid (PIL)-based DSSC fabricated with a 1.2-μm-thick om-TiO2 BS-based photoanode exhibited an efficiency of 4.3%, which is much higher than that of conventional DSSCs with a nanocrystalline TiO2 layer (nc-TiO2 layer) (1.7%). A PIL-based DSSC with a heterostructured photoanode consisting of 400-nm-thick organized mesoporous TiO2 interfacial (om-TiO2 IF) layer, 7-μm-thick nc-TiO2, and 1.2-μm-thick om-TiO2 BS as the bottom, middle and top layers, respectively, exhibited an excellent efficiency of 7.5%, which is much higher than that of nanocrystaline TiO2 photoanode (3.5%).
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Fabrication of dual sensitive titania (TiO2)/graphene oxide (GO) one-dimensional photonic crystals (1DPCs). Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.03.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ogata T, Yagi R, Nakamura N, Kuwahara Y, Kurihara S. Modulation of polymer refractive indices with diamond nanoparticles for metal-free multilayer film mirrors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2012; 4:3769-3772. [PMID: 22780553 DOI: 10.1021/am300895s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Modulation of the refractive index of a polymer was achieved by combining it with diamond nanoparticles (NDs). The increase in the refractive index was controlled by the amount of NDs added, according to the Lorentz-Lorenz equation. The refractive index of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), which was used as the base polymer, increased from 1.52 to 1.88. A multilayer film consisting of alternating layers of ND-PVA composite and poly(methyl methacrylate) exhibited ca. 80% reflectance with 10 bilayers.
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Calvo ME, Castro Smirnov JR, Míguez H. Novel approaches to flexible visible transparent hybrid films for ultraviolet protection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.23087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Ghazzal MN, Deparis O, Errachid A, Kebaili H, Simonis P, Eloy P, Vigneron JP, De Coninck J, Gaigneaux EM. Porosity control and surface sensitivity of titania/silica mesoporous multilayer coatings: applications to optical Bragg resonance tuning and molecular sensing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm35107b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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López-López C, Colodrero S, Raga SR, Lindström H, Fabregat-Santiago F, Bisquert J, Míguez H. Enhanced diffusion through porous nanoparticle optical multilayers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm15202e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ghazzal MN, Joseph M, Kebaili H, De Coninck J, Gaigneaux EM. Tuning the selectivity and sensitivity of mesoporous dielectric multilayers by modifiying the hydrophobic–hydrophilic balance of the silica layer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm33692h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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