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ZnO/PVA Macroscopic Fibers Bearing Anisotropic Photonic Properties

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Composite PVA/ZnO-nanorods fibers, synthesized through co-axial flux extrusion exhibit higher anisotropic photonic properties, both in absorption and emission, as a result of the collective alignment of the ZnO nanorods along the main axis of the PVA fiber. This photonic anisotropy is triggered by a synergistic interaction between the PVA matrix, stretched above Tg, and cooled down under strain. Compared with non-elongated fibers that present an isotropic emission, composite fibers previously submitted to a tensile stress absorb selectively UV emission when the polarized laser beam is parallel to the main axis of the fiber. In addition, their photoluminescence is also anisotropic, with a waveguide behavior along the fiber’s main axis.

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  1. Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, office 115, UPR 8641-CNRS, 115 Avenue Albert Schweitzer, Pessac, 33600, France

    Natacha Kinadjian, Marie-France Achard, Maryse Maugey, Philippe Poulin & Rénal Backov

  2. Department of organic and inorganic chemistry ESTCE - Universitat Jaume I. Avda.Sos Baynat s/n, Castellón, 12071, Spain

    Beatriz Julian-Lopez

  3. Department of Chemistry & Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada

    Natacha Kinadjian & Eric Prouzet

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Kinadjian, N., Achard, MF., Julian-Lopez, B. et al. ZnO/PVA Macroscopic Fibers Bearing Anisotropic Photonic Properties. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1512, 6 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2013.60

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