title: ORMOCHALCs: organically modified chalcogenide polymers for infrared optics.
abstract: A novel method combining elemental sulfur and selenium was developed, yielding crystalline sulfur-selenium compounds. The compounds were melted, and an organic comonomer added. Once the organic comonomer was consumed, the viscous compound was vitrified and allowed to cool yielding organic-inorganic hybrid polymers that are termed Organically Modified Chalcogenide (ORMOCHALC) polymers.
authors.affiliation: Optical Sciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington DC 20375, USA. darryl.boyd@nrl.navy.mil.
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authors.affiliation: Optical Sciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington DC 20375, USA. darryl.boyd@nrl.navy.mil.
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authors.affiliation: Optical Sciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington DC 20375, USA. darryl.boyd@nrl.navy.mil.
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authors.affiliation: Optical Sciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington DC 20375, USA. darryl.boyd@nrl.navy.mil.
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authors.affiliation: University Research Foundation, 6411 Ivy Ln Ste 110, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA.
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authors.affiliation: University Research Foundation, 6411 Ivy Ln Ste 110, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA.
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authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0987-935X
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authors.affiliation: University Research Foundation, 6411 Ivy Ln Ste 110, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA.
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authors.affiliation: Optical Sciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington DC 20375, USA. darryl.boyd@nrl.navy.mil.
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authors.affiliation: Optical Sciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington DC 20375, USA. darryl.boyd@nrl.navy.mil.
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authors.affiliation: Optical Sciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington DC 20375, USA. darryl.boyd@nrl.navy.mil.
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