Self-assembled reflection gratings on flexible elastomeric materials

Authors

  • D. Mancilla ⋅ PH Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
  • Nathaniel Joseph C. Libatique ⋅ PH Department of Physics and Department of Electronics, Computer, and Communications Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University
  • Ivan Culaba ⋅ PH Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
  • Raphael Guerrero ⋅ PH Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
  • Benjamin Chan ⋅ PH Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
  • Gregory Tangonan ⋅ PH Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
  • Guggi H. R. Kofod ⋅ DE 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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2005-10-26

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

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Instrumentation and Optics

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“Self-assembled reflection gratings on flexible elastomeric materials”, Proc. SPP, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. SPP–2005, Oct. 2005, Accessed: Apr. 04, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2005-3D-04