title: Photonic metal-polymer resin nanocomposites with chiral nematic order.
abstract: Mesoporous resins with chiral nematic order were used as scaffolds to construct novel iridescent metal-polymer composites. Gold, silver and palladium nanoparticles were formed by an in situ reduction reaction. We have investigated the effects of concentration and time on the deposition. As a proof-of-concept, we demonstrate that this process can be extended to patterning photonic resins by inkjet printing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1 Canada. mmaclach@chem.ubc.ca and Departamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 748, São Paulo, SP CEP 05508-000, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vitor M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Zamarion
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1 Canada. mmaclach@chem.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Mostofa K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1 Canada. mmaclach@chem.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Maik
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schlesinger
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4 Canada and Department of Computer Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Anas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bsoul
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4 Canada.
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Walus
authors.affiliation: FPInnovations, 2665 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
authors.forename: Wadood Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Hamad
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1 Canada. mmaclach@chem.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: MacLachlan