High refractive index materials

Abstract

In some cases, fabricating a high refractive index polymer composite may include combining a thiol monomer and an ene monomer to yield a composite mixture, heating the composite mixture to yield a homogenous composite mixture, and curing the homogeneous composite mixture to yield a polymer composite, wherein the ene monomer comprises zirconium oxo (meth)acrylate clusters. The refractive index of the high refractive index polymer composite may be at least 1.70. In certain cases, fabricating a high reactive index polymer composite includes combining a vinyl (ene) monomer, a thiol monomer, and zirconium oxo (meth)acrylate clusters to yield a composite mixture, heating the composite mixture to yield a homogenous composite mixture, and curing the homogeneous composite mixture to yield a polymer composite. The refractive index of the high refractive index polymer composite may be at least 1.75.

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