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A Polychromic, Fast Response Metallopolymer Gel Photonic Crystal with Solvent and Redox Tunability: A Step Towards Photonic Ink (P-Ink)†

  1. A.C. Arsenault1,
  2. H. Míguez1,2,
  3. V. Kitaev1,
  4. G.A. Ozin,
  5. I. Manners

Article first published online: 20 MAR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200390116

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 15, Issue 6, pages 503–507, March, 2003

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Arsenault, A., Míguez, H., Kitaev, V., Ozin, G. and Manners, I. (2003), A Polychromic, Fast Response Metallopolymer Gel Photonic Crystal with Solvent and Redox Tunability: A Step Towards Photonic Ink (P-Ink). Advanced Materials, 15: 503–507. doi: 10.1002/adma.200390116

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada

  2. 2

    Present address: Fibre-Radio Group, ITACA Research Institute, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, S-46022 Valencia, Spain

  1. †

    GAO and IM are Government of Canada Research Chairs in Materials and Polymer Chemistry, respectively. The authors thank the Connaught Foundation, NSERC, and the University of Toronto for funding. HM thanks Programa Incentius a la Investigación (UPV).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 MAR 2003
  2. Article first published online: 20 MAR 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 19 FEB 2003
  4. Manuscript Received: 29 AUG 2002

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Keywords:

  • Colloids;
  • Gels, colloidal;
  • Metallopolymers;
  • Photonic crystals;
  • Polychromism;
  • Redox activity

A broadly wavelength tunable polyferrocenylsilane–silica composite photonic crystal with a fast response is presented. Polychromic variation in the reflection wavelength is effected via the swelling by solvent of a crosslinked redox-active metallopolymer gel network incorporated in the voids of a planarized silica colloidal crystal film. The Figure demonstrates the fast mechanical response of the composite photonic crystals.

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