• 文献标题:   Mechanochromic and Thermochromic Sensors Based on Graphene Infused Polymer Opals
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JUREWICZ I, KING AAK, SHANKER R, LARGE MJ, SMITH RJ, MASPERO R, OGILVIE SP, SCHEERDER J, HAN J, BACKES C, RAZAL JM, FLORESCU M, KEDDIE JL, COLEMAN JN, DALTON AB
  • 作者关键词:   colloidal crystal, mechanochromic sensor, pristine graphene, selfassembly, timetemperature indicator
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1616-301X EI 1616-3028
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Surrey
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1002/adfm.202002473 EA MAY 2020
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

High quality opal-like photonic crystals containing graphene are fabricated using evaporation-driven self-assembly of soft polymer colloids. A miniscule amount of pristine graphene within a colloidal crystal lattice results in the formation of colloidal crystals with a strong angle-dependent structural color and a stop band that can be reversibly shifted across the visible spectrum. The crystals can be mechanically deformed or can reversibly change color as a function of their temperature, hence their sensitive mechanochromic and thermochromic response make them attractive candidates for a wide range of visual sensing applications. In particular, it is shown that the crystals are excellent candidates for visual strain sensors or integrated time-temperature indicators which act over large temperature windows. Given the versatility of these crystals, this method represents a simple, inexpensive, and scalable approach to produce multifunctional graphene infused synthetic opals and opens up exciting applications for novel solution-processable nanomaterial based photonics.