An absorptive metasurface based on film-coupled colloidal silver nanocubes is demonstrated. The metasurfaces are fabricated using simple dip-coating methods and can be deposited over large areas and on arbitrarily shaped objects. The surfaces show nearly complete absorption, good off-angle performance, and the resonance can be tuned from the visible to the near-infrared.

Stable nanoparticles dispersions of the porous hybrid MIL-101(Cr) allow dip-coating of high quality optical thin films with dual hierarchical porous structure. Moreover, for the first time, mechanical and sorption properties of mesoporous MOFs based thin films are evaluated.

This paper presents the microstructure, optical and electrical properties of zinc oxide nanorodlike structures deposed on glass substrate by dip-coating method. The crystalline phases and morphology of 1-D nanostructured materials have been investigated using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. The UV-VIS-NIR spectra and the electrical properties were also measu...

There is a growing interest in fibers supporting optoelectrical properties for textile and wearable display applications. Solution-processed electroluminescent (EL) material systems can be continuously deposited onto fiber or yarn substrates in a roll-to-roll process, making it easy to scale manufacturing. It is important to have precise control over layer deposition to achieve uniform and reli...

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles functionalised with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogen via a carbon-nitrogen double bond are fabricated into films by a dip-coating method. The as-made films can serve as efficient fluorescent sensors for the naked-eye detection of volatile acid gases by colour and emission changes, as well as for the detection of 2,4-dinitrotoluene vapours by fluoresce...

The strong interfacial properties of selected plant polyphenols were recently exploited in forming functionally versatile nanocoatings via dip-coating. Here, we screened a library of ~20 natural and synthetic phenols and polyphenols, identifying eight catechol-, gallol- and resorcinol-rich precursors capable of forming coatings. Several newly identified compounds expand the molecular diversity ...

We present a mathematical model and analysis for the pinch-off transition as observed in dip-coating experiments at the base of thin liquid films driven up a vertical plate by a thermally induced surface tension gradient with a counteracting gravitational force. Our results show that this transition gives rise to a complex new wave structure involving a nonclassical, reverse undercompressive sh...

DEDICATION To my parents, thank you for always encouraging me to explore the world. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would to thank my advisor, Julie M. Goddard, for her guidance and support throughout my degree. Thanks are also due to the entire Bioengineering group, especially Luis Bastarrachea for his mentorship and advice. I would also like to extend my gratitude to my committee members, Amanda Kinchla...