Fabrication of colloidal photonic crystals via Langmuir Blodgett technique and their integration of polymer matrix
by
 
İnci, Ezgi, author.

Title
Fabrication of colloidal photonic crystals via Langmuir Blodgett technique and their integration of polymer matrix

Author
İnci, Ezgi, author.

Personal Author
İnci, Ezgi, author.

Physical Description
xiii, 51 leaves: color illustrarions, charts;+ 1 computer laser optical disc.

Abstract
Colloidal films have potential uses in various fields such as photonics, electronics, sensors, membrane filters, and surface devices owing to their unique optical properties. Photonic crystals composed of uniform diameter colloidal silica particles have been arranged in a periodic structure by taking inspiration from nature. The periodic structure of silica particles has physical interaction with light in a visible range. This special interaction is known as structural coloration. The close-packed monolayers and multilayers of colloidal silica particles in large area can be produced by using Langmuir Blodgett method. The integration of these photonic films with transparent polymer matrices having an elastomer feature provides for their use in optical sensor applications. In this thesis, we examined the fabrication of mechano-sensitive nanostructured films based on colloidal particles. Silica colloidal particles were synthesized at different sizes by using Stöber Process. Langmuir-Blodgett deposition was used to create three-layer of photonic crystal films with different particle diameters. For this purpose, various substrates were examined for the Langmuir Blodgett deposition process before starting the coating. The coated silica particles on the glass substrate were then embedded in an elastomeric transparent matrix. The generation of structural coloration after stretching was examined in manufactured elastomer films. In accordance with this purpose, various polymers such as acrylates and siloxanes with elastomer properties have been used. The structural characterization of these composite films and their optical properties were summarized in this thesis.

Subject Term
Composite materials.
 
Polymeric composites.
 
Materials -- Elastic properties.
 
Photonic crystals.
 
Colloidal crystals.

Added Author
Demir, Mustafa Muammer,

Added Corporate Author
İzmir Institute of Technology. Materials Science and Engineering.

Added Uniform Title
Thesis (Master)--İzmir Institute of Technology: Materials Science and Engineering.
 
İzmir Institute of Technology: Materials Science and Engineering--Thesis (Master).

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IYTE LibraryThesisT001948QC793.5.P427 I37 2019Tez Koleksiyonu
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