Hlil Antsar R, Boisvert Jean-Sebastien, Titi Hatem M, Garcia-Puente Yalina, Correr Wagner, Loranger Sebastien, Thomas Jyothis, Riaz Ali, Messaddeq Younès, Kashyap Raman
Centre d'optique, Photonique et Laser, Université Laval, 2375 Rue de la Terrasse, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
Fabulas Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique Montréal, P.O Box 6079, Station Centre-ville, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada.
ACS Omega. 2023 Aug 25;8(36):32340-32351. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01202. eCollection 2023 Sep 12.
Herein, we have characterized in depth the effect of femtosecond (fs)-laser writing on various polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based composites. The study combines systematic and nanoscale characterizations for the PDMS blends that include various photoinitiators (organic and inorganic agents) before and after fs-laser writing. The results exhibit that the photoinitiators can dictate the mechanical properties of the PDMS, in which Young's modulus of PDMS composites has higher elasticity. The study illustrates a major improvement in refractive index change by 15 times higher in the case of PDMS/BP-Ge [benzophenone (BP) allytriethylgermane] and Irgacure 184. Additional enhancement was achieved in the optical performance levels of the PDMS composites (the PDMS composites of Irgacure 184/500, BP-Ge, and Ge-ATEG have a relative difference of less than 5% in comparison with pristine PDMS), which are on par with glasses. This insightful study can guide future investigators in choosing photoinitiators for particular applications in photonics and polymer chemistry.
在此,我们深入研究了飞秒(fs)激光写入对各种聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)基复合材料的影响。该研究结合了对PDMS共混物的系统和纳米级表征,这些共混物在飞秒激光写入前后包含各种光引发剂(有机和无机试剂)。结果表明,光引发剂可以决定PDMS的机械性能,其中PDMS复合材料的杨氏模量具有更高的弹性。该研究表明,在PDMS/BP-Ge [二苯甲酮(BP)烯丙基三乙基锗烷] 和Irgacure 184的情况下,折射率变化有了重大改善,提高了15倍。在PDMS复合材料的光学性能水平上也实现了进一步增强(与原始PDMS相比,Irgacure 184/500、BP-Ge和Ge-ATEG的PDMS复合材料的相对差异小于5%),与玻璃相当。这项有见地的研究可以指导未来的研究人员为光子学和聚合物化学中的特定应用选择光引发剂。