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Polyvinylpyrrolidone/ZrO2-based sol–gel films applied in highly reflective mirrors for inertial confinement fusion

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Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/ZrO2-based hybrid thin films, with suitable properties for application in the high power lasers, have been prepared combining the advantages of both the sol–gel route and the organic-inorganic hybrid materials. By virtue of light scattering analysis, the chemical composition of the reaction system was fully optimized, endowing the films with good optical properties and high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT). Light scattering studies also provided valuable structural information about the hybrid sols, which offered a better understanding of the structure and performance of the hybrid films. Our experiments showed that, in the hybrid sols, the incomplete substitution for the chelating ligands by the hydroxyls might considerably conceal and weaken the effect of PVP on the nucleation and growth of ZrO2 particles. Thus, the incorporation of PVP only resulted in slight decreases in the refractive index and LIDT of the films. By energy relaxation through their flexible polymer chains, however, the addition of PVP could easily enhance the stress compatibility between the high- and low-index layers and then facilitate the deposition of the multi-layer highly reflective mirrors.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are very grateful to Dr. Zhihong Li and Zhonghua Wu (National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) for their help in SAXS experiments, to the Scientific Computing International Company for performing some of the film characterization. The financial support from the National Key Native Science Foundation, China (Grant Number 20133040) is also gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China

    Liping Liang, Yao Xu, Lei Zhang, Dong Wu & Yuhan Sun

  2. College of Material Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China

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Liang, L., Xu, Y., Zhang, L. et al. Polyvinylpyrrolidone/ZrO2-based sol–gel films applied in highly reflective mirrors for inertial confinement fusion. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 47, 173–181 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-008-1784-2

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