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Fluoropolymer-Containing Opals and Inverse Opals by Melt-Shear Organization

Kredel, Julia ; Dietz, Christian ; Gallei, Markus (2019)
Fluoropolymer-Containing Opals and Inverse Opals by Melt-Shear Organization.
In: Molecules, 2019, (2)
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Item Type: Article
Type of entry: Secondary publication
Title: Fluoropolymer-Containing Opals and Inverse Opals by Melt-Shear Organization
Language: English
Date: 2019
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Year of primary publication: 2019
Publisher: MDPI
Journal or Publication Title: Molecules
Issue Number: 2
Series Volume: 24
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Origin: Secondary publication via sponsored Golden Open Access
Abstract:

The preparation of highly ordered colloidal architectures has attracted significant attention and is a rapidly growing field for various applications, e.g., sensors, absorbers, and membranes. A promising technique for the preparation of elastomeric inverse opal films relies on tailored core/shell particle architectures and application of the so-called melt-shear organization technique. Within the present work, a convenient route for the preparation of core/shell particles featuring highly fluorinated shell materials as building blocks is described. As particle core materials, both organic or inorganic (SiO2) particles can be used as a template, followed by a semi-continuous stepwise emulsion polymerization for the synthesis of the soft fluoropolymer shell material. The use of functional monomers as shell-material offers the possibility to create opal and inverse opal films with striking optical properties according to Bragg’s law of diffraction. Due to the presence of fluorinated moieties, the chemical resistance of the final opals and inverse opals is increased. The herein developed fluorine-containing particle-based films feature a low surface energy for the matrix material leading to good hydrophobic properties. Moreover, the low refractive index of the fluoropolymer shell compared to the core (or voids) led to excellent optical properties based on structural colors. The herein described fluoropolymer opals and inverse opals are expected to pave the way toward novel functional materials for application in fields of coatings and optical sensors.

Status: Publisher's Version
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-92330
Classification DDC: 500 Science and mathematics > 540 Chemistry
Divisions: 07 Department of Chemistry > Clemens-Schöpf-Institut > Organ Chemistry
Date Deposited: 30 Oct 2019 12:56
Last Modified: 13 Dec 2022 10:00
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/9233
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