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Chem. Commun., 2007, 2584 - 2586, DOI: 10.1039/b702915b

Metallized hyperbranched polydiyne: a photonic material with a large refractive index tunability and a spin-coatable catalyst for facile fabrication of carbon nanotubes

Matthias Häußler, Jacky Wing Yip Lam, Anjun Qin, Kalvin Ka Chun Tse, Martin Ka Shing Li, Jianzhao Liu, Cathy Ka Wai Jim, Ping Gao and Ben Zhong Tang

A cobalt-containing hyperbranched polydiyne shows refractive indexes (n) as high as 1.713–1.813 in the long wavelength region, which can be tuned to a large extent (n up to 0.048) by UV irradiation; the polymer can also function as a spin-coatable catalyst for the growth of carbon nanotubes.

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