	US 12,110,350 B1
	Smart optical material and method of making thereof
Hajo Idriss Mohammed Idriss, Riyadh (SA); Khalid Hassan Ibnouf Ahmed, Riyadh (SA); Osamah Abdulrahman Aldaghri, Riyadh (SA); Abueliz Khalid Modwi Khalid, Riyadh (SA); and Amin Osman Elzupir Alamalhuda, Riyadh (SA)
Assigned to IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed by IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/647,753.
Int. Cl. C08F 2/46 (2006.01); C08F 2/06 (2006.01); C08F 2/44 (2006.01); C08F 2/50 (2006.01); C08F 120/06 (2006.01); C08G 61/04 (2006.01); H01S 5/36 (2006.01)

CPC C08F 120/06 (2013.01) [C08F 2/06 (2013.01); C08F 2/44 (2013.01); H01S 5/36 (2013.01)]

19 Claims

1. A method of making a smart optical material (SOM), comprising:

mixing polypropylene in a solvent to form a first solution;

mixing a zinc salt in 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and heating to form a second solution;

mixing rhodamine B and a peroxide into the second solution to form a third solution;

mixing the third solution into the first solution to form a reaction solution, wherein the peroxide initiates polymerization of the 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate to form poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate); and

separating the SOM from the reaction solution,

wherein the SOM has at least two bandgaps,

wherein a first bandgap is from 1.4-1.5 eV, and

wherein a second bandgap is from 1.8-1.9 eV.