title: Tunable, flexible antireflection layer of ZnO nanowires embedded in PDMS.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Kyu
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong Kee
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Ungyu
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Paik
mesh_terms: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; C013830:baysilon; D015034:Zinc Oxide