Tunable, flexible antireflection layer of ZnO nanowires embedded in PDMS.
In this article, we report the fabrication of ordered hybrid structures composed of ZnO nanowires and a polymeric matrix with a polymer precursor infiltrating the nanowire arrays. The antireflective properties of the resulting ZnO nanowire-embedded polydimethylsiloxane composite (ZPC) were investigated at various ZnO nanowire lengths and ZPC bending angles. Interestingly, we found that whereas the antireflective properties showed a strong dependence on the length of the embedded ZnO nanowires in PDMS, the bending of ZPC has little effect on the antireflective properties.
Kim
Min Kyu
MK
Department of Materials Science Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Korea.
Yi
Dong Kee
DK
Paik
Ungyu
U
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; C013830:baysilon; D015034:Zinc Oxide