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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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.