Electro-Optical Device with Tunable Transparency Using Colloidal Core/Shell Nanoparticles
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Here, suspended particle devices (SPDs) adapted for controlling the transmission of electromagnetic radiation have become an area of considerable focus for smart window technology due to their desirable properties, such as instant and precise light control and cost-effectiveness. Here, we demonstrate a SPD with tunable transparency in the visible regime using colloidal assemblies of nanoparticles. The observed transparency using ZnS/SiO2 core/shell colloidal nanoparticles is dynamically tunable in response to an external electric field with increased transparency when applied voltage increases. The observed transparency change is attributed to structural ordering of nanoparticle assemblies and thereby modifies the photonic band structures, as confirmed by the finite-difference time-domain simulations of Maxwell’s equations. The transparency of the device can also be manipulated by changing the particle size and the device thickness. In addition to transparency, structural colorations and their dynamic tunability are demonstrated using α-Fe2O3/SiO2 core/shell nanomaterials, resulting from the combination of inherent optical properties of α-Fe2O3/SiO2 nanomaterials and coloration due to their tunable structural particle assemblies in response to electric stimuli.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- OSTI ID:
- 1466126
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL--740703; 894509
- Journal Information:
- ACS Photonics, Journal Name: ACS Photonics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 5; ISSN 2330-4022
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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