Effect of Nano-Carbon Addition on Angle Dependence of Polystyrene Colloidal Crystal Film

Abstract

Low angle dependence single green polystyrene colloidal crystal films were prepared by vertical deposition method using polystyrene microspheres with size of 380 ± 10 nm as raw material and further modified by adding nano-carbon. Without nano-carbon addition, the film showed various colors with changing the angle of incident light under natural light. With nano-carbon addition, saturation and angle dependence of the polystyrene colloidal crystal film were remarkably improved. With 0.01 wt % nano-carbon addition, since the stray light of other wavelengths other than the band gap light was absorbed by the added nano-carbon, the film showed only green color under different angles of incident light, suggesting that the film had low angle dependence. It is significant in the research of color behavior and is helpful to obtain single color polystyrene colloidal crystal film.