Tuning the refractive index of blended polymer films by RIR-MAPLE deposition

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8258, Issue , 2012, Pages

  McCormick, Ryan D ^a   Cline, Eric D ^b   Chadha, Arvinder S ^c   Zhou, Weidong ^c   Stiff Roberts, Adrienne D ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b ZT Solar Inc   (United States)

^c University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

anti reflection coating; graded refractive index; poly(methyl methacrylate); polystyrene; RIR MAPLE; thin films

Indexed keywords

BLENDED POLYMERS; FILM COMPOSITION; FILM MORPHOLOGY; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; GRADED INDEX; GRADED REFRACTIVE INDEX; MATRIX ASSISTED PULSED LASER EVAPORATION; MULTILAYER STRUCTURES; POLYMER (SOLID); POLYMER TARGET; POLYMER THIN FILMS; POLYMER-BLEND FILMS; PRECISE CONTROL; REFRACTIVE INDEX PROFILES; RIR-MAPLE; SINGLE COMPONENTS; SUBSTRATE MATERIAL;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DEPOSITION; ESTERS; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SUBSTRATES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84858598099     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.906878     Document Type: Conference Paper

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