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Study on the Optical Properties of Light Diffusion Film with Plate Type Hollow Silica

  • Lee, Ji-Seon (Department of Convergence IT Device and Material Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University) ;
  • Moon, Seong-Cheol (Department of Convergence IT Device and Material Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University) ;
  • Noh, Kyeong-Jae (Department of Convergence IT Device and Material Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University) ;
  • Lee, Seong-Eui (Department of Convergence IT Device and Material Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University)
  • Received : 2017.07.12
  • Accepted : 2017.08.07
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

Micro hollow plate type silica with low refraction properties was synthesized and its hollow structure was applied as an optical structure to develop a light diffusion material that simultaneously satisfies the requirements of good light diffusibility, high transmissibility, and high luminance. The developed light diffusion material was applied to a light diffusion film and the film's optical properties were assessed. Hollow silica was synthesized by precipitation method using $Mg(OH)_2$ core particles, sodium silicate, and ammonium sulfate as the silica precursors. The concentration of the silica precursor was adjusted to control hollow silica shell thickness. The total light transmittance of the light diffusion film composed of the hollow silica was 94.55%, which was 4.57% higher than that of the PC film; new film's haze was 71.20%, which was 70.9% higher. Furthermore, the luminance increased by 5.34% compared to that of the light source. The reason for the results is not only that the micro plate type hollow silica, which has a low refractive property, played a role in reducing the difference in refractive index between the medium boundaries, but also that there was a light-concentrating effect due to the changing of light paths to the front direction inside the hollow structure. Optical simulation verified the enhanced optical properties when hollow silica was applied to the light diffusion film.

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