Theoretical condition for transparency in mesoporous layered optical media: Application to switching of hygrochromic coatings

O. Deparis; M. N. Ghazzal; P. Simonis; S. Mouchet; H. Kebaili; J. De Coninck; E. M. Gaigneaux; J. P. Vigneron

doi:10.1063/1.4862658

Theoretical condition for transparency in mesoporous layered optical media: Application to switching of hygrochromic coatings

O. Deparis, M. N. Ghazzal, P. Simonis, S. Mouchet, H. Kebaili, J. De Coninck, E. M. Gaigneaux, J. P. Vigneron

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Mesoporous Bragg stacks are able to change color upon infiltration or displacement of liquid compounds inside their porous structure. Reversible switching from transparency to coloration offers additional functionality. Based on Bruggeman's effective medium theory, we derive a transparency master equation, which is valid for bilayers of arbitrary host materials and pore-filling compounds. The transparency condition fixes pore volume fractions such that the effective refractive index is homogenized through the bilayer, hence, through arbitrary layered optical media built from this bilayer. This general concept is applied to the case of switching of hygrochromic coatings made of mesoporous mixed oxide Bragg stacks.

Original language	English
Article number	023704
Pages (from-to)	3704
Number of pages	4
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	104
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862658
Publication status	Published - 13 Jan 2014

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