Elucidation of how metal layer deposition conditions impact the optical responses of microgel-based etalon devices to stimuli.

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm) microgel-based etalons exhibit visual color, and can be fabricated by sandwiching a monolithic microgel layer between two thin metal layers (typically Au). The color of the devices is a direct result of the device…

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