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Title: Porous polymer films with tunable refractive index.
Authors: Lameri, I.1 (AUTHOR), Riccardi, D.2 (AUTHOR), Syed, S.2 (AUTHOR), Viscusi, G.3 (AUTHOR), Sassella, A.1 (AUTHOR), Rizzo, P.1,2 (AUTHOR) prizzo@unisa.it
Source: Polymer. Sep2025, Vol. 335, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
Subjects: Porous polymers, Optoelectronic devices, Polyphenylene oxide, Optical devices, Microporosity, Opacity (Optics), Polymers
Abstract: A simple, energy efficient, and cost-effective method is presented for the fabrication of polymeric films with a low refractive index in the visible spectral range, suitable as insulators in flexible optical and optoelectronic devices. Thin films based on a commercial polymer with high thermal stability (up to 200 °C), such as poly (2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) oxide (PPO), presenting both microporosity in the nanoporous crystalline (NC) phases as well as a tunable macroporosity in the amorphous phase, have been prepared and characterized by several techniques. Refractive index of PPO thin films in the visible spectral range, as measured by spectroscopic ellipsometry, varies from a maximum of 1.58 (at 560nm) for fully amorphous samples to a minimum of 1.39 for NC films exhibiting both micro- and macroporosity. This latter value is close to that of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), one of the polymers exhibiting the lowest refractive index value, and has been obtained through a straightforward, very easy and low energy consuming process. [Display omitted] • Production of PPO thin film habing thickness ranging from 1 to 3 μm throughout spin coating procedure. • Modulation of the final structure porosity by easily changing the crystallization conditions. • Wide range of tunability of the refractive index through an easy and low energy consuming process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:A simple, energy efficient, and cost-effective method is presented for the fabrication of polymeric films with a low refractive index in the visible spectral range, suitable as insulators in flexible optical and optoelectronic devices. Thin films based on a commercial polymer with high thermal stability (up to 200 °C), such as poly (2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) oxide (PPO), presenting both microporosity in the nanoporous crystalline (NC) phases as well as a tunable macroporosity in the amorphous phase, have been prepared and characterized by several techniques. Refractive index of PPO thin films in the visible spectral range, as measured by spectroscopic ellipsometry, varies from a maximum of 1.58 (at 560nm) for fully amorphous samples to a minimum of 1.39 for NC films exhibiting both micro- and macroporosity. This latter value is close to that of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), one of the polymers exhibiting the lowest refractive index value, and has been obtained through a straightforward, very easy and low energy consuming process. [Display omitted] • Production of PPO thin film habing thickness ranging from 1 to 3 μm throughout spin coating procedure. • Modulation of the final structure porosity by easily changing the crystallization conditions. • Wide range of tunability of the refractive index through an easy and low energy consuming process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:00323861
DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2025.128820