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Photonic Particles Made by the Confined Self‐Assembly of a Supramolecular Comb‐Like Block Copolymer

Approaches that enable the preparation of robust polymeric photonic particles are of interest for the development of nonfading and highly reflective pigments for applications such as paints and display technologies. Here, the preparation of photonic particles that display structural color in both, a...

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Published in:Macromolecular rapid communications. 2021-12, Vol.42 (24), p.e2100522-n/a
Main Authors: Moriceau, Guillaume, Kilchoer, Cédric, Djeghdi, Kenza, Weder, Christoph, Steiner, Ullrich, Wilts, Bodo D., Gunkel, Ilja
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Language:English
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Summary:Approaches that enable the preparation of robust polymeric photonic particles are of interest for the development of nonfading and highly reflective pigments for applications such as paints and display technologies. Here, the preparation of photonic particles that display structural color in both, aqueous suspension and the dry solid state is reported. This is achieved by exploiting the confined self‐assembly of a supramolecular comb‐like block copolymer (BCP) that microphase separates into a well‐ordered lamellar morphology with dimensions that promote a photonic bandgap in the visible range. The comb‐like BCP is formed by robust ionic interactions between poly(styrene‐b‐4‐vinyl‐pyridine) (PS‐b‐P4VP) BCP and dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DBSA), which selectively interacts with P4VP blocks. The components are combined in chloroform, and an aqueous emulsion is prepared. Evaporation of the organic solvent leads to the formation of solid microparticles with an onion‐like 3D morphology. These photonic pigments display brilliant colors with reflectance spectra featuring pronounced optical bandgaps across the entire visible wavelength range with a peak reflectivity of 80–90%. Photonic particles are prepared by confining the self‐assembly of a supramolecular comb‐like block copolymer into emulsion droplets and using a facile solvent‐evaporation emulsion technique in the presence of a suitable surfactant. The resulting solid microparticles have an onion‐like 3D nanomorphology that generates brilliant structural color both in aqueous suspension and in the nonsuspended state.
ISSN:1022-1336
1521-3927
DOI:10.1002/marc.202100522