Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials using Glyceryl-N-(2-methacryloyloxyethyl)urethane

Abstract

We established the metal-oxide nanoparticles dispersion technology using glyceryl-N-(2-methacryloyloxyethyl) urethane (GLYMOU®) with high affinity for the inorganic materials, such as ZrO₂ (zirconium dioxide), BaTiO₃ (barium titanate), and TiO₂ (titanium dioxide). The low and high refractive index optical films were prepared by using ZrO₂/GLYMOU® and hollow SiO₂/GLYMOU® dispersion solutions, respectively. The dispersion state of nanoparticles in the hybrid films was investigated by combination of grazing incidence small angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) and transmission election microscopic (TEM). As a result of GISAXS and TEM observation, ZrO₂ nanoparticles were finely dispersed in the poly(GLYMOU®) matrices.