We synthesize and characterize stimulus-responsive nanocomposites consisting of poly( N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) with controlled loadings of anisotropic plate-like silver nanoprisms. These composites show strong, reversible switching of their optical extinction and scattering properties in response to temperature cycling. We use UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering to characterize the hybrids and show that the loading density of the silver nanoprisms in the polymer and the size of the nanoprisms are both factors that can be used to tailor the optical response of the composites, extending the range of colors beyond that previously reported with PNIPAM/plasmonic nanoparticle composites. These PNIPAM/silver nanoprism hybrids exhibit thermochromic shifts that are 5-10 times larger than those typically reported for similar structures of PNIPAM composites with silver nanoparticles of a comparable range of loading density. In addition, we show that these composites can exhibit very large ratiometric changes in scattering in the NIR, which could open applications for related materials in thermal management and NIR labeling and taggants.
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