Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 9, 0931001(2024)

Hydrogel-Based Metal-Insulator-Metal Structures with Dynamically Tunable Colors

Haibin Ni*, Yi Shen, Junping Zhou, Xuzhi Gao, Bo Ni, and Jianhua Chang
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  • School of Electronics & Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu, China
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    Schematic of MIM structure
    Simulation results of MIM structure. (a) Reflectance spectra; (b) distribution of electric field
    Control of geometric parameters on the resonance wavelength. (a) Effect of PVA film thickness on the resonance wavelength; (b) effect of top Ag film thickness on the resonance wavelength; (c) effect of PVA refractive index on the resonance wavelength
    Process of proposed MIM structure fabrication
    PVA aqueous solution preparation process and smoothness characterization after spin-coating. (a) Preparation process of PVA aqueous solution; (b) SEM image of PVA film
    Experimental testing results under different PVA film thicknesses. (a) Reflectance spectra; (b) CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram
    Experimental testing results under different top Ag film thicknesses. (a) Reflectance spectra; (b) CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram
    Experimental optical images under different PVA thicknesses and top Ag film thicknesses
    Relative humidity testing system
    Relative humidity testing reflectance spectra and linear fitting curves. (a)(b) Sample 1, PVA thickness h=90 nm; (c)(d) sample 2, PVA thickness h=110 nm
    Calculation results of the color, RGB values, chromaticity coordinates (x, y), and color variation path in the CIE 1931 color space for sample 1 under different relative humidity values
    Calculation results of the color, RGB values, chromaticity coordinates (x, y), and color variation path in the CIE 1931 color space for sample 2 under different relative humidity values
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    Haibin Ni, Yi Shen, Junping Zhou, Xuzhi Gao, Bo Ni, Jianhua Chang. Hydrogel-Based Metal-Insulator-Metal Structures with Dynamically Tunable Colors[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(9): 0931001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Thin Films

    Received: Jan. 2, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 23, 2024

    Published Online: May. 15, 2024

    The Author Email: Haibin Ni (nihaibin@nuist.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS232019

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS232019

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