Self-assembled reflection gratings on flexible elastomeric materials

Authors

D. Mancilla Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
Nathaniel Joseph C. Libatique Department of Physics and Department of Electronics, Computer, and Communications Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University
Ivan Culaba Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
Raphael Guerrero Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
Benjamin Chan Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
Gregory Tangonan Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
Guggi H. R. Kofod Department of Physics, University of Potsdam and Department of Chemistry, Ateneo de Manila University

Abstract

A repeatable process for the fabrication of self-assembled reflection gratings (SARG) in a flexible polymer has been developed. This was accomplished by thermal evaporation of Ag film on an 80% pre-strained polymer substrate (Elastosil^® RT 625) and subsequently released to 30% strain. The samples were characterized via diffraction experiments and optical microscopy (100X). We observed grating periods from 1 to 7 µm as a function of Ag film thickness (from 50 nm to 400 nm).

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Issue

2005: Proceedings of the 23rd Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2005-3D-04

Section

Instrumentation and Optics

Published

2005-10-26

How to Cite

[1]

D Mancilla, NJC Libatique, I Culaba, R Guerrero, B Chan, G Tangonan, and GHR Kofod, Self-assembled reflection gratings on flexible elastomeric materials, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 23, SPP-2005-3D-04 (2005). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2005-3D-04.