The halogenated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) fillers can increase the refractive indices (RIs) of the films. In particular, the degree of increases was larger than those estimated by the theoretical prediction, suggesting that accumulation of polymer chains around the POSS filler plays a key role in the increasing effect. Moreover, critical losses of thermal and mechanical properties were hardly observed. Preparation without the conventional sol‒gel method for the single-molecule-type filler with high-RI polymer hybrids based on the chain assembling can be demonstrated.
- Kazunari Ueda
- Kazuo Tanaka
- Yoshiki Chujo
