Dynamic Tunable Color Display Based on Metal-Insulator-Metal Resonator with Polymer Brush Insulator Layer as Signal Transducer

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Contributors

  • Dan Chen - , Northeastern University China (Author)
  • Tieqiang Wang - , Northeastern University China, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Guoshuai Song - , Northeastern University China (Author)
  • Yunhao Du - , Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry (Author)
  • Jinqiu Lv - , Northeastern University China (Author)
  • Xuemin Zhang - , Northeastern University China (Author)
  • Yunong Li - , Northeastern University China (Author)
  • Liying Zhang - , Northeastern University China (Author)
  • Jianshe Hu - , Northeastern University China (Author)
  • Yu Fu - , Northeastern University China (Author)
  • Rainer Jordan - , Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry (Author)

Abstract

Dynamic color-changing nanomaterials have been widely investigated for applications in fields like optical sensors, wearable activity monitors, smart electronic devices, and anticounterfeiting materials due to the excellent ability to change their optical properties with external variation. Here, a simple metal-insulator-metal (MIM) trilayer Fabry-Perot resonance cavity with a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm) brush layer as a responsive element is reported as a thermal-induced colorimetric response platform. The dynamic changes of conformation and physical properties of PNIPAm brush layer in response to external signals give rise to a significant color change of the MIM Fabry-Perot resonance cavity. This MIM Fabry-Perot resonance cavity shows the advantages of dynamic color change, rapid response, good repeatability, and simple construction. Additionally, the as-prepared MIM cavity shows great potential in various applications such as color printing, multicolor indicator, and information anticounterfeiting.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)41668-41675
Number of pages8
JournalACS applied materials & interfaces
Volume11
Issue number44
Publication statusPublished - 6 Nov 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 31623430

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

Keywords

  • dynamic color, MIM resonator, nanomaterials, patterns, PNIPAm brush