"Inverse" organic-inorganic composite materials. 2. Free-radical routes into nonshrinking sol-gel composites

1991 ◽  
Vol 24 (19) ◽  
pp. 5481-5483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce M. Novak ◽  
Caroline Davies
Keyword(s):  
Free Radical ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Inorganic Composite

scholarly journals Optical Isomerization and Photo-Patternable Properties of GeO2/Ormosils Organic-Inorganic Composite Films Doped with Azobenzene

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 818
Author(s):  
Xuehua Zhang ◽  
Qian Wang ◽  
Shun Liu ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Fangren Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Waveguide ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Optical Switching ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Optical Data Storage ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Single Chip ◽  
Coating Method ◽  
Inorganic Composite

GeO2/organically modified silane (ormosils) organic-inorganic composite films containing azobenzene were prepared by combining sol-gel technology and spin coating method. Optical waveguide properties including the refractive index and thickness of the composite films were characterized by using a prism coupling instrument. Surface morphology and photochemical properties of the composite films were investigated by atomic force microscope and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. Results indicate that the composite films have smooth and neat surface, and excellent optical waveguide performance. Photo-isomerization properties of the composite films were studied by using a UV–Vis spectrophotometer. Optical switching performance of the composite films was also studied under the alternating exposure of 365 nm ultraviolet light and 410 nm visible light. Finally, strip waveguides and microlens arrays were built in the composite films through a UV soft imprint technique. Based on the above results, we believe that the prepared composite films are promising candidates for micro-nano optics and photonic applications, which would allow directly integrating the optical data storage and optical switching devices onto a single chip.

Scalable Free-Radical Polymerization Based Sol-Gel Synthesis of SrTiO3 and its Photocatalytic Activity

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (17) ◽  
pp. 4836-4842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swapna Challagulla ◽  
Ravikiran Nagarjuna ◽  
Sounak Roy ◽  
Ramakrishnan Ganesan
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Free Radical ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Free Radical Polymerization ◽  
Sol Gel Synthesis
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