Hydrophobic, ultra-low refractive index films prepared by sol-gel process

2016 ◽  
Vol 184 ◽  
pp. 305-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Yuan ◽  
Genghua Yan ◽  
Shaozhe Liu ◽  
Xiaodi Lu ◽  
Ruijiang Hong
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Sol Gel Process ◽  
Low Refractive Index

Anti-reflection and anti-static (AR/AS) coatings made by TiO2 sol-gel process with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene)

e-Polymers ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Won Jung Kim ◽  
Tae Young Kim ◽  
Chin Su Park ◽  
Jong Eun Kim ◽  
Tae Hee Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Nir Spectroscopy ◽  
High Refractive Index ◽  
Conducting Layer ◽  
Uv Curable ◽  
Sol Gel Process ◽  
Refractive Index Layer ◽  
Poly Ethylene ◽  
Low Refractive Index

AbstractIn this study, we designed a two-layer hybrid Anti-Reflection/Anti-Static (AR/AS) thin film. Two kinds of UV-curable fluorinated compounds were synthesized as low refractive index materials, and a TiO2 sol combined with a conducting polymer, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) was made by the sol-gel process for use as a high refractive index material as well as a conducting layer. In order to determine the most optimized AR/AS system, the spectral properties were simulated with the refractive index of each layer. According to the simulated results, a high refractive index layer was deposited on the hard coated poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) substrate by the spin coating technique, and a low refractive index layer was spin coated on the low refractive index layer. The reflectance and transmittance were measured by UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy. It was found that the measured reflectance and the maximum transmittance of the AR/AS film were 0.71 %R at a wavelength of 550 nm and 93 %T in the wavelength range between 400 and 700 nm, respectively. The surface resistance of the AR/AS film was 108.6 ohms.

New Transparent Substrate with Silica Aerogel Film for Surface-Emissive Devices

2000 ◽  
Vol 660 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Yokogawa ◽  
K. Kawano ◽  
M. Yokoyama ◽  
T. Tsutsui ◽  
M. Yahiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Glass Substrate ◽  
Silica Aerogel ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Supercritical Drying ◽  
Transparent Electrode ◽  
Light Sources ◽  
Photoluminescence Intensity ◽  
Transparent Substrate ◽  
Low Refractive Index

ABSTRACTSilica aerogels prepared by sol-gel methods with supercritical drying process have transparency and extremely low refractive index which is not available in any other materials. This extraordinary refractivity is expected to present some new features as an optical material. Ordinarily, coupling-out efficiency of surface-emissive light sources has been assumed to be low. It is due to the losses organized from internal reflection of emitted light at the air-glass interface and dissipation during wave-guiding propagation within the substrate.However, when material that has extremely low refractive index is inserted between a thin luminescence layer and glass substrate, almost all the light from the luminescence layer can efficiently couple out to air passing through the glass substrate. In this report, we introduce a silica aerogel film as a low refractive index material for surface-emissive devices, such as photoluminescent and electroluminescent device. In the experiments, the photoluminescence intensity of Alq3 through the silica aerogel layer was twice as large as that of the glass substrate without the silica aerogel film. Moreover, we formed a new substrate which contained a transparent electrode on the silica aerogel film. Using this substrate, we fabricated the OLED and observed the disappearance of wave-guiding propagation within the glass substrate.

Epitaxial Growth And Optical Properties of Sol-Gel (Pb,La)Ti03 Thin Films for Waveguides

1997 ◽  
Vol 474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junmo Koo ◽  
Changho Lee ◽  
Kwangsoo No ◽  
Byeong-Soo Bae
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Refractive Index ◽  
Laser Light ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Surface Scattering ◽  
Sapphire Substrates ◽  
Lanthanum Titanate ◽  
Propagation Losses ◽  
Low Refractive Index

ABSTRACTLead lanthanum titanate thin films have been prepared on MgO and sapphire substrates by sol-gel method. XRD analyses confirm that the PLT films fabricated on MgO(lOO) and c-plane sapphire substrates grow preferentially with (100) and (111) orientations, respectively. The PLT films with a high La content have a low refractive index due to the decrease of the refractive index anisotropy. The propagation losses in PLT films measured, using He-Ne laser light and the prism coupling method decrease as the La content increases. This is due to the reduction of the refractive index anisotropy and the surface scattering by the surface roughness as a function of La content in the film.

Quantum State in Fabricating Silica Antireflective Coatings

2012 ◽  
Vol 271-272 ◽  
pp. 247-250
Author(s):  
Rui Min Jin ◽  
Zhi Duan Cai ◽  
Li Min Cang ◽  
Tao Yan
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Quantum State ◽  
Glass Substrate ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Sio2 Film ◽  
Quantum States ◽  
Antireflective Coating ◽  
Antireflective Coatings ◽  
Coating Films ◽  
Sol Gel Process

Based on TEOS system and sol-gel process, together with catalysts, Antireflective coating films prepared by sol—gel on glass substrate have been processed by rapid thermal annealing (RTA). the refractive index and thinkness of SiO2 film is exactly controlled. The films are characterized by ellipsometer and SEM respectively. The quantum states in these processions are found and discussed.

A facile method for fabrication of titanium-doped hybrid materials with high refractive index

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (27) ◽  
pp. 13909-13918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xibing Zhan ◽  
Qingyu Xing ◽  
Huijuan Liu ◽  
Junying Zhang ◽  
Jue Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Hybrid Materials ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
High Refractive Index ◽  
Sol Gel Process ◽  
Facile Route

This paper presents a facile route to prepare a series of high refractive index and homogeneous hybrid resins with titanium in the backbone by a non-hydrolytic sol–gel process.

Variable refractive index systems by sol-gel process

1992 ◽  
Vol 147-148 ◽  
pp. 606-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Yamane ◽  
Minoru Inami
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Sol Gel Process ◽  
Index Systems
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