Responsive Plasma Polymerized Ultrathin Nanocomposite Films

Abstract

The plasma polymerization of NIPAAM and titanium isopropoxide monomers into responsive ultrathin films with responsive optical properties using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition is reported. The composite ultrathin films possess a large window for potential changes in their refractive index from 1.60 to 1.95. We demonstrated that these polymer films exhibit fast \201transition time below 2 s\202, large reversible, and repeatable changes to their thickness and refractive index as a function of periodic environmental humidity changes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA583393

Entities

People

  • Hao Jiang
  • Kyle D. Anderson
  • Michael E. McConney
  • Robert B. Weber
  • Timothy J. Bunning
  • Vladimir V. Tsukruk

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Films
  • High Resolution
  • Humidity
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Phase Transformations
  • Polymerization
  • Refractive Index
  • Titanium
  • Transitions
  • Vapor Deposition

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.