Abstract:
Fluorescent particles including quantum dots and fluorescent beads bound to multifunctional scaffolds can be used as taggants. The taggants can be further bound to a substrate of interest through binding sites on the multifunctional scaffolds.
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Disclosed herein are optical stacks comprising a plurality of silver nanostructures that are stable to light exposure by incorporating oxygen barriers, wherein the oxygen barrier may be in the form of an edge seal.
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Methods of enhancing contrast ratio of conductive nanostructure-based transparent conductors are described. Contrast ratio is significantly improved by reduction of light scattering and reflectivity of the nanostructures through steps of plating the conductive nanostructures followed by etching or oxidizing the underlying conductive nanostructures.
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Optical films formed by deposition of highly oriented nanowires and methods of aligning suspended nanowires in a desired direction by flow-induced shear force are described.
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A method of forming an integrated circuit layer material is described, comprising depositing a layer of templates on a substrate, said template including a first binding site having an affinity for the substrate, a second binding site having an affinity for a target integrated circuit material and a protecting material coupled to the second binding site via a labile linkage to prevent the binding site from binding to the target integrated circuit material; exposing the template to an external stimulus to degrade the labile linkage; removing the protecting material; and binding the integrated circuit material to the second binding site.