ARTICLE WITH A COLOR-TUNING LAYER

• Main Authors: ZIEBA, Jaroslaw, SEYDEL, Johannes P, LIANG, Kangning
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 07.12.2022
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMISTRY; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; DYES; FILLING PASTES; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; INKS; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICS; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; PHYSICS; POLISHES; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS

A flake including a reflector layer having a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface; and a first selective light modulator layer external to the first surface; wherein the first selective light modulator layer includes a colorant having a first color that changes to a second color upon application of energy is disclosed. A method of making a composition is also disclosed.