25th Anniversary Article: Ordered Polymer Structures for the Engineering of Photons and Phonons. (12th December 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Jae‐Hwang; Koh, Cheong Yang; Singer, Jonathan P.; Jeon, Seog‐Jin; Maldovan, Martin; Stein, Ori; Thomas, Edwin L.
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 26:Number 4(2014)
• Page Start: 532
• Page End: 569
• Publication Date: 2013-12-12
• Subjects: photonic crystal -- phononic crystal -- metamaterial -- polymers; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201303456
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

Abstract : The engineering of optical and acoustic material functionalities via construction of ordered local and global architectures on various length scales commensurate with and well below the characteristic length scales of photons and phonons in the material is an indispensable and powerful means to develop novel materials. In the current mature status of photonics, polymers hold a pivotal role in various application areas such as light‐emission, sensing, energy, and displays, with exclusive advantages despite their relatively low dielectric constants. Moreover, in the nascent field of phononics, polymers are expected to be a superior material platform due to the ability for readily fabricated complex polymer structures possessing a wide range of mechanical behaviors, complete phononic bandgaps, and resonant architectures. In this review, polymer‐centric photonic and phononic crystals and metamaterials are highlighted, and basic concepts, fabrication techniques, selected functional polymers, applications, and emerging ideas are introduced. Abstract : Polymer‐centric photonic and phononic crystals are reviewed focusing on basic concepts, design and fabrication techniques, functional polymers, applications, and emerging ideas. Polymer‐based photonic crystals will become more critical in sensing, energy, and display applications while polymer‐based phononic crystals are expected to be a superior materials platform for manipulating elastic waves over many length scales due to the wide range of applications and relative ease of opening complete bandgaps.