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Deformable Antireflection Coatings from Polymer and Nanoparticle Multilayers
Author(s) -
Wu Z.,
Walish J.,
Nolte A.,
Zhai L.,
Cohen R. E.,
Rubner M. F.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200601438
Subject(s) - materials science , polydimethylsiloxane , layer (electronics) , nanoparticle , polymer , drop (telecommunication) , lens (geology) , composite material , deformation (meteorology) , nanotechnology , optics , telecommunications , physics , computer science
Antireflection (AR) coatings that retain favorable optical properties during the deformation of a flexible lens have been prepared by depositing silica nanoparticles and poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride) on polydimethylsiloxane substrates via layer‐by‐layer assembly (see figure, 5 μm × 5 μm). Only a modest drop in transmission levels was observed during lens deformation, indicating that nanoparticle‐containing multilayers can function as deformable AR coatings.