Hybridizing Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Plasmonic Titanium Nitride Nanoparticles for Broadband Photoresponsive Shape Memory Films

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Satoshi IshiiTadaaki Nagao

Abstract

Plasmonic nanoparticles can confine light in nanoscale and locally heat the surrounding. Here we use titanium nitride (TiN) nanoparticles as broadband plasmonic light absorbers and synthesized a highly photoresponsive hybrid cross-linked polymer from shape memory polymer poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL). The TiN-PCL hybrid is responsive to sunlight and the threshold irradiance was among the lowest when compared with other photoresponsive shape memory polymers studied previously. Sunlight heating with TiN NPs can be applied to other heat responsive smart polymers, thereby contributing to energy-saving smart polymers research for a sustainable society.

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Jul 28, 2016·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces·Zenghui YangTingmei Wang
Dec 2, 2020·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces·Min-Wen YuTadaaki Nagao
Dec 28, 2021·Chemical Reviews·Indra ApsiteLeonid Ionov
Feb 28, 2019··Ramu P. SugavaneshwarTadaaki Nagao

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