About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T21: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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Solid-state Optical Materials and Luminescence Properties
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Presentation Title |
Comonomer Isomers Result in LWIR:Transmitting ORMOCHALC Polymers |
Author(s) |
Darryl Boyd, Vinh Nguyen, Frederic Kung, Jason Myers, Daniel Gibson, Colin Baker, Woohong Kim, Jasbinder Sanghera |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Darryl Boyd |
Abstract Scope |
Inverse vulcanization is a method by which sulfur is combined with comonomer molecules to develop stable materials termed organically modified chalcogenide (ORMOCHALC) polymers. Although various comonomers have been used in the fabrication of ORMOCHALC polymers in prior studies, the reactions performed herein were used to determine the effect of using molecular isomers on the optical properties of ORMOCHALC polymers. This study specifically utilized the meta- and para- isomers of divinylbenzene (DVB) as comonomers to fabricate ORMOCHALC polymers. The use of these isomers resulted in polymers with notable differences in their optical properties, including the polymer colors, optical transmissions and refractive indices. Of great significance was the transmission of these ORMOCHALC polymers, which extended from the visible into the long-wave infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. |