Transparent Polymer Films Functionally-Webbed with Glutamide-Based Supramolecular Gels and Their Optical Applications

Abstract

This paper describes the fabrication of transparent polymer films for use in light management technology. The materials are prepared using glutamide-based supramolecular gelation. The glutamides are characterized by three functional groups attached to a glutamic acid through amide bonds; therefore, effective intermolecular interactions promote the formation of nanofibrils, such as tubular and helical aggregates, based on highly ordered molecular stacking. The resultant structures induce different luminescent and circularly polarized luminescent behavior. This unique luminescent behavior can be observed in polymer composite blended with the glutamide. In this study, we also demonstrate the applications of a luminescent glutamide-blended polymer system in light management technology.