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Recent publications
1.  Krajewski M., Witowski A., Liou S., Maj M., Tokarczyk M., Wasik D., Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) films filled in iron nanoparticles for infrared shielding applications, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, ISSN: 1022-1336, DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300038, No.2300038, pp.1-7, 2023

Abstract:
In order to use the infrared (IR) radiation shielding materials, they should take a form of thin film coatings deposited on glass/polymer substrates or be used as fillers of glass/polymer. The first approach usually suffers from several
technological problems. Therefore, the second strategy gains more and more attention. Taking into account this trend, this work presents the usage of iron nanoparticles (Fe NPs) embedded into the poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) films as the shielding material in near-infrared (NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) region. The performed
investigations show that the transmittance of copolymer films decreases with
increasing content of the Fe NPs inside them. It is found that the average fade of IR transmittance for 1, 2.5, 5, 10, and 50 mg of Fe NPs is about 13%, 24%, 31%, 77%, and 98%, respectively. Moreover, it is observed that the PVDF-HFP films filled in the Fe NPs almost does not reflect the NIR and MIR radiation. Hence, the IR shielding properties of the PVDF-HFP films can be effectively tuned by the addition of proper amount of the Fe NPs. This, in turn, shows that the PVDF-HFP films filled in the Fe NPs constitute a great option for IR antireflective and shielding applications.

Keywords:
antireflective materials, copolymer films, infrared radiation shielding materials, iron nanoparticles, nanofillers

Affiliations:
Krajewski M. - IPPT PAN
Witowski A. - other affiliation
Liou S. - University of Maryland (US)
Maj M. - IPPT PAN
Tokarczyk M. - University of Warsaw (PL)
Wasik D. - University of Warsaw (PL)

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