TY - JOUR
T1 - Sulfonyl-containing polymer and its alumina nanocomposite with high Abbe number and high refractive index
AU - Cai, Bin
AU - Kaino, Toshikuni
AU - Sugihara, Okihiro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Optical Society of America.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - In this study, we focus on refractive-index and Abbe-number improvements to optical polyesters. First, we modify polymers by introducing sulfonyl groups and removing phenyl groups in the monomer structure. In this manner, new polymers with Abbe numbers higher than 40 are synthesized. To further increase the refractive index and Abbe number, the polymers are hybridized with well-dispersed alumina nanoparticles (NPs). The prepared polymer/alumina nanocomposites have a high refractive index and Abbe number; (nD = 1.580 and VD = 55) and (nD = 1.631 and VD = 53), which easily exceeds the empirical "limiting line" of conventional optical polymers.
AB - In this study, we focus on refractive-index and Abbe-number improvements to optical polyesters. First, we modify polymers by introducing sulfonyl groups and removing phenyl groups in the monomer structure. In this manner, new polymers with Abbe numbers higher than 40 are synthesized. To further increase the refractive index and Abbe number, the polymers are hybridized with well-dispersed alumina nanoparticles (NPs). The prepared polymer/alumina nanocomposites have a high refractive index and Abbe number; (nD = 1.580 and VD = 55) and (nD = 1.631 and VD = 53), which easily exceeds the empirical "limiting line" of conventional optical polymers.
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U2 - 10.1364/OME.5.001210
DO - 10.1364/OME.5.001210
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84929301249
SN - 2159-3930
VL - 5
SP - 1210
EP - 1216
JO - Optical Materials Express
JF - Optical Materials Express
IS - 5
ER -