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Surface Modification of Nanocrystalline Cellulose toward a Tunable Optical Polarizer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 December 2015

Martin Bolduc ,
Michel Poirier ,
Gregory Chauve ,
Hassane Oulachgar ,
Tom Tiwald ,
Pierre Laperle ,
David Gay ,
Patrick Beaupre ,
Myriam Methot  and
Melanie Leclerc
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Martin Bolduc*
Affiliation:
INO - Institut National d'Optique, 2740 Einstein, Québec City, QC, G1P 4S4 Canada
Michel Poirier
Affiliation:
INO - Institut National d'Optique, 2740 Einstein, Québec City, QC, G1P 4S4 Canada
Gregory Chauve
Affiliation:
FPInnovation, 570, Blvd Saint-Jean, Pointe-Claire, QC, H9R 3J9 Canada
Hassane Oulachgar
Affiliation:
INO - Institut National d'Optique, 2740 Einstein, Québec City, QC, G1P 4S4 Canada
Tom Tiwald
Affiliation:
J.A. Woollam Co., Inc., 645 M Street, Lincoln, NE, 68508 USA
Pierre Laperle
Affiliation:
INO - Institut National d'Optique, 2740 Einstein, Québec City, QC, G1P 4S4 Canada
David Gay
Affiliation:
INO - Institut National d'Optique, 2740 Einstein, Québec City, QC, G1P 4S4 Canada
Patrick Beaupre
Affiliation:
INO - Institut National d'Optique, 2740 Einstein, Québec City, QC, G1P 4S4 Canada
Myriam Methot
Affiliation:
FPInnovation, 570, Blvd Saint-Jean, Pointe-Claire, QC, H9R 3J9 Canada
Melanie Leclerc
Affiliation:
INO - Institut National d'Optique, 2740 Einstein, Québec City, QC, G1P 4S4 Canada
Sebastien Deshaies
Affiliation:
INO - Institut National d'Optique, 2740 Einstein, Québec City, QC, G1P 4S4 Canada
Martin Briand
Affiliation:
INO - Institut National d'Optique, 2740 Einstein, Québec City, QC, G1P 4S4 Canada
Jean Bouchard
Affiliation:
FPInnovation, 570, Blvd Saint-Jean, Pointe-Claire, QC, H9R 3J9 Canada
Pierre Galarneau
Affiliation:
INO - Institut National d'Optique, 2740 Einstein, Québec City, QC, G1P 4S4 Canada
*
*(Email: martin.bolduc@ino.ca)
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Abstract

Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) solid films obtained from evaporated aqueous heterogeneous mixtures retain the self-assembled chiral nematic order formed in the suspension. These semi-translucent films are iridescent and reflect or transmit circularly polarized visible light (400-700nm) due to the chiral properties of the self-assembled nanostructure. This effect occurs at different wavelengths depending on the pitch of the helical structure. In this paper, NCC films have been fabricated from different recipes to produce various helix pitches. The corresponding red-shift in the optical wavelength has been obtained by means of Spectrophotometry measurements. Preliminary experiments have been performed to investigate optical polarization effects as function of angles of incidence using ellipsometry. Finally, laser micromachining results on NCC films may suggest feasibility for integration as tunable light polarizer components.

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nanostructureinfrared (IR) spectroscopylaser
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MRS Advances , Volume 1 , Issue 10: Biomaterials and Soft Materials , 2016 , pp. 651 - 657
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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