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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Transparent Polymer Opal Thin Films with Intense UV Structural Color.

Giselle Rosetta, Matthew Gunn, John J Tomes, Mike Butters, Jens Pieschel, Frank Hartmann, Markus Gallei, Chris E Finlayson

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Giselle RosettaDepartment of Physics, Prifysgol Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3BZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9673-8306
Matthew GunnDepartment of Physics, Prifysgol Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3BZ, UK.
John J TomesDepartment of Physics, Prifysgol Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3BZ, UK.
Mike ButtersMinton Treharne and Davies, Cardiff CF14 7HY, UK.
Jens PieschelPolymer Chemistry, Saarland University, Campus C4 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
Frank HartmannPolymer Chemistry, Saarland University, Campus C4 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3629-2001
Markus GalleiPolymer Chemistry, Saarland University, Campus C4 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3740-5197
Chris E FinlaysonDepartment of Physics, Prifysgol Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3BZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9068-7584
Aberystwyth University · GBSaarland University · DE

Funding

Welsh Government KESS-II, SPARC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report on shear-ordered polymer photonic crystals demonstrating intense structural color with a photonic bandgap at 270 nm. Our work examines this UV structural color, originating from a low refractive index contrast polymer composite system as a function of the viewing angle. We report extensive characterization of the angle-dependent nature of this color in the form of 'scattering cones', which showed strong reflectivity in the 275-315 nm range. The viewing range of the scattering was fully quantified for a number of planes and angles, and we additionally discuss the unique spectral anisotropy observed in these structures. Such films could serve as low-cost UV reflection coatings with applications in photovoltaics due to the fact of their non-photobleaching and robust mechanical behavior in addition to their favorable optical properties.

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optical characterizationphotonic crystalspolymersthin film coatingsUV reflecting filmsUV spectroscopy

Identifiers

PMID35744899
PMCPMC9230526
OpenAlexW4282837591

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