SILICON NANOPARTICLE DISPERSIONS

摘要

Polymer-inorganic particle blends are incorporated into structures generally involving interfaces with additional materials that can be used advantageously for forming desirable devices. In some embodiments, the structures are optical structures, and the interfaces are optical interfaces. The different materials at the interface can have differences in index-of-refraction to yield desired optical properties at the interface. In some embodiments, structures are formed with periodic variations in index-of-refraction. In particular, photonic crystals can be formed. Suitable methods can be used to form the desired structures.

主权项

1. A dispersion comprising a liquid, and a nanoparticle blend having an average primary particle size of from about 2 nm to about 100 nm, wherein the nanoparticle blend comprises elemental silicon nanoparticles and silica nanoparticles.