Develop Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Process of ZrO₂ Nanocrystals/Acrylic Nanocomposites for High Refractive Index Applications

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1224167· OSTI ID:1224167

Joshi, Pooran C. ^[1]; Compton, Brett G. ^[1]; Li, Jianlin ^[1]; Jellison, Jr, Gerald Earle ^[1]; Duty, Chad E ^[1]; Chen, Zhiyun ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. Pixelligent Technologies, LLC, Baltimore, MD (United States)

The purpose of this Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) was to develop and evaluate ZrO₂/acrylic nanocomposite coatings for integrated optoelectronic applications. The formulations engineered to be compatible with roll-to-roll process were evaluated in terms of optical and dielectric properties. The uniform distribution of the ZrO₂ nanocrystals in the polymer matrix resulted in highly tunable refractive index and dielectric response suitable for advanced photonic and electronic device applications.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1224167
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-2015/149; CRADA/NFE-14-05066
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English