Asymmetric Dichroic Colors in Stretchable Film with Embedded Au/Ag Alloy Nanoparticles

Sunghwan Jo, Ju Yeon Woo, Jun Ho Oh, Chang Woo Song, Hee Min Yang, Chang Soo Han

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    Abstract

    We present a new type of stretchable dichroic film in which Au and Ag alloy nanoparticles (NPs) are dispersed in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The alloy NPs are synthesized with different atomic compositions and sizes to modulate their plasmonic resonance frequencies and absorption and scattering cross sections. The PDMS dichroic film in which 100 nm alloy NPs with a Au/Ag ratio of 7:3 are dispersed shows exotic optical properties under tensile strain. When 40% tensile strain is applied, the film exhibits a strain-sensitive transmission and strain-insensitive reflection behavior in which the transmittance is increased up to 2.6 times, whereas the reflectance remains unchanged. Moreover, we demonstrate a stretchable anticounterfeiting film and a flexible dichroic sculpture fabricated with the PDMS composite. This work demonstrates a new type of plasmonic application that has great potential in various applications, such as special-purpose optical films, security patterns, and smart windows.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)23734-23742
    Number of pages9
    JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
    Volume14
    Issue number20
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2022 May 25

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (2021R1A2C1010039 and 2021R1A2B5B03001811). The authors acknowledge the service from the member of Multiscale Nature-inspired Mechanics Laboratory (MNML) and the measurement support of KBSI in Seoul.

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2022 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

    Keywords

    • Lycurgus Cup
    • alloy nanoparticle
    • dichroic color
    • stretchable optical film
    • stretchable plasmonics

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science

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