Preparation and Properties of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Antireflection Films Made by a Low-Temperature Process Using Hollow Silica Nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT: Layers made of hollow silica nanoparticles have potential applications as antireflection films with lower refractive index values compared with existing materials such as silica glass (1.50) and magnesium fluoride (1.38). The advantages of such nanoparticles result from interactions between the solid shell, the cavity phase core, and the voids between particles. To obtain practical antireflection films, it is necessary to control the number of layers of these hollow silica nanoparticles and to fill the gaps between particles with a solid. In the present study, antireflection films were prepared by applying a coating of hollow silica nanoparticles dispersed in a UV-curable monomer solution onto plastic substrates. After film formation and exposure to UV light, the voids between the nanopart

SUBMITTER: Muraguchi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8015096 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature