Fabrication and optical properties of π-conjugated polymer inverse opal

Hiroshi Kayashima, Kazuhiro Sumioka, Sang Ho Lee, Bo Bing Jang, Katsuhiko Fujita, Tetsuo Tsutsui

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Abstract

Polymer inverse opals were fabricated by directly infiltrating a molten polymer into silica opal templates at an elevated temperature. The main-chain π-conjugated polymer, poly[2-(9′,9′-dihexylfluorenyl)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (DHF-PPV) was adopted for fabricating an inverse opal. The DHF-PPV inverse opal maintained well-defined periodic structures of the silica opal template, showing ordered and well-packed spherical air-pores by scanning electron microscopy. The DHF-PPV inverse opal showed an optical stop band based on the periodic pattern of the refractive index in the visible wavelength region. A dip in the photoluminescence spectrum resulting from the influence of the stop band was observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5731-5734
Number of pages4
JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers
Volume42
Issue number9 A
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Engineering(all)
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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