Optical properties of hybrid titanium chevron sculptured thin films coated with a semiconducting polymer

Daniel Schmidt; Christian Müller; Tino Hofmann; Olle Inganäs; Hans Arwin; Eva Schubert; Mathias Schubert

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2010.12.111

Optical properties of hybrid titanium chevron sculptured thin films coated with a semiconducting polymer

Daniel Schmidt, Christian Müller, Tino Hofmann, Olle Inganäs, Hans Arwin, Eva Schubert, Mathias Schubert

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Abstract

Optical and structural properties of a hybrid metallic chevron sculptured thin film from titanium coated with the semiconducting polymer poly(3-dodecylthiophene) (P3DDT) are reported. The nanostructured thin film with two subsequent layers of oppositely slanted nanocolumns was fabricated by glancing angle deposition and coated with P3DDT by a spin-cast process. Spectroscopic generalized ellipsometry is employed to determine geometrical structure properties and the anisotropic optical constants of the coated and uncoated film in the spectral range from 400 to 1700 nm. The nanostructured thin films before and after hybridization show highly anisotropic optical properties. The complex refractive indices along major polarizability directions of the hybridized chevrons are increased in the entire investigated spectral range with respect to the as-deposited chevrons. Changes in birefringence and dichroism upon polymer infiltration are observed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2645-2649
Number of pages	5
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	519
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2010.12.111
State	Published - Feb 28 2011

Keywords

Anisotropy
Generalized ellipsometry
Glancing angle deposition
Hybrid materials
Sculptured thin films

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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