Abstract
A transparent BaTiO3 particle/poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) hybrid was synthesized from a Ba–Ti double alkoxide modified with an organic ligand, and the refractive index and ferroelectric properties of the hybrid were studied. The transparent hybrid was flexible and could be shaped not only in the form of thin films on substrates but also in the form of flexible self-standing films. BaTiO3 particles around 5 nm in diameter were dispersed uniformly in the polymer matrix. The refractive indexes of the hybrid films increased with decreasing wavelength and were dependent on the volume fractions of the BaTiO3 and polymer phases. The hybrid film synthesized at a molar ratio of BaTiO3:2-vinlyloxyethanol:H2O:PHEMA = 1:8:30:5 gave the best result, with a refractive index of 1.55 at 589 nm and an Abbe number of 37.5. A transparent hybrid film on platinized silicone substrates exhibited a polarization–electric field hysteresis loop.
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