TY - JOUR
AU - Thomas, E. L.
AB - In this report, we highlight the development of polymers as 1D photonic crystals and subsequently place special emphasis on the activities in self‐assembled block copolymers as a promising platform material for new photonic crystals. We review recent progress, including 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. The employment of inorganic nanoparticles to increase the dielectric contrast and the application of a biasing field during self‐assembly to control the long‐range domain order and orientation are examined, as well as in‐situ tunable materials via a mechanochromic materials system. Finally, the inherent optical anisotropy of extruded polymer films and side‐chain liquid‐crystalline polymers is shown to provide greater degrees of freedom for further novel optical designs.
TI - Polymer‐Based Photonic Crystals
JF - Advanced Materials
DO - 10.1002/1521-4095(200103)13:6<421::AID-ADMA421>3.0.CO;2-#
DA - 2001-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/polymer-based-photonic-crystals-dGfkbrnxpv
SP - 421
EP - 425
VL - 13
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -