Tunable High Refractive Index Polymer Hybrid and Polymer-Inorganic Nanocomposite Coatings.

Atomized spray plasma deposition (ASPD) provides a single-step, low-temperature, and dry approach for the preparation of high refractive index hybrid polymer or polymer-inorganic nanocomposite coatings. Refractive indices as high as 1.936 at 635 nm wavelength have been obtained for ASPD 4-bromostyrene/toluene-TiO nanocomposite layers containing low titania loadings.