Journal
OPTIK
Volume 224, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2020.165501
Keywords
Silica nanoparticles; Refractive index; Structural modification; Broadband antireflection; Ammonia treatment
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21876140]
- Applied Basic Research Program of Science and Technology Department of Sichuan [2019YJ0308]
- Foundation of Sichuan Educational Committee of China [16ZB0134]
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Broadband antireflection coatings via sol-gel processes have find wide applications in a variety of optical areas. However, to adjust refractive indices of coatings, most sol-gel methods involved complicated processes that modify the microstructures of sol particles. Here, we find that ammonia treatment of the sol-gel silica coatings can significantly tailor their refractive indices. Based on the findings, we created broadband antireflection coatings through preparing two-layer coatings. The coatings comprised two layers: a bottom layer with a high refractive index via ammonia treatment of the sol-gel silica coating, and a top layer with a low refractive index from the normal sol-gel coating. The two-layer coatings demonstrated broadband antireflection characteristics, with transmittance higher than 98% from 350 to 1400 nm. Further hexamethyldisilazane treatment led to formation of hydrophobic coatings, which exhibited high environmental stability. The study demonstrates a new and simple method to create broadband antireflection coatings, and the broadband antireflection coatings could be attractive in many areas, such as solar cells and high-powered laser system.y
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