Facile Preparation of Transparent and High Refractive Index Polymer Composites by Polymerization of Monomer-Silicotungstic Acid Mixtures

Ishii T; Hoashi Y; Matsumoto S; Kuroki M; Jintoku H; Ogata T; Kuwahara Y; Takafuji M; Nagaoka S; Ihara H

Chemistry Letters, Vol.46, No.4, 489-491, 2017

Ishii T, Hoashi Y, Matsumoto S, Kuroki M, Jintoku H, Ogata T, Kuwahara Y, Takafuji M, Nagaoka S, Ihara H

This paper demonstrates a facile preparation method for creating a highly transparent polymer-inorganic composite with a high refractive index by the direct polymerization of a heteropolyacid-containing monomer solution, which was characterized by a surfactant-free process and non-surface treatment of inorganic fillers.

Keywords:High refractive index polymer composites;Surfactant-free process;Heteropolyacid