Self-healing of optical functions by molecular metabolism in a swollen elastomer
Optical functions of organic dyes, e.g., fluorescence or photochromism, tend to degrade by light irradiation, which causes a short lifetime of photonic devices. Self-healing of optical functions is attainable by metabolizing bleached molecules with nonirradiated ones. A polydimethylsiloxane elastome...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIP Publishing LLC
2012-12-01
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| Series: | AIP Advances |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4764292 |