Abstract
Polymer inverse opals were fabricated by directly infiltrating a molten polymer into silica opal templates at an elevated temperature. The main-chain π-conjugated polymer, poly[2-(9′,9′-dihexylfluorenyl)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (DHF-PPV) was adopted for fabricating an inverse opal. The DHF-PPV inverse opal maintained well-defined periodic structures of the silica opal template, showing ordered and well-packed spherical air-pores by scanning electron microscopy. The DHF-PPV inverse opal showed an optical stop band based on the periodic pattern of the refractive index in the visible wavelength region. A dip in the photoluminescence spectrum resulting from the influence of the stop band was observed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5731-5734 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 9 A |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)