Preparation of optically anisotropic nanocomposites with oriented gold nanorods embedded in polyvinyl alcohol

Qin Xie, Ji Zhou, Lei Kang, Qian Zhao, Bo Li, Yuehui Wang, Ruilong Zong, Xueguang Huang

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    Abstract

    We demonstrated a simple but general method to prepare large-area flexible nanocomposites with oriented gold nanorods (GNRs) embedded in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film by directly introducing a GNR colloidal solution into a PVA aqueous solution and using solid-state drawing techniques. The optical property of the nanocomposite exhibits a strong dependence on the angle between the polarization of the incident light and the drawing direction of the nanocomposite film. The color of the composite film can be intelligently tuned and displays red and blue when the light polarization is switched parallel to and perpendicular to the drawing direction, respectively. These composite films have promise for application in a single electrooptical device

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)1829-1833
    Number of pages5
    JournalJournal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
    Volume10
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 2010

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Bioengineering
    • General Chemistry
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics

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