Patent ID: 8344054

Claim:
A polymer nanocomposite comprising: inorganic nanoparticles, wherein the inorganic nanoparticles are selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, titanium oxide, gold, silver and combinations thereof, wherein the inorganic nanoparticles comprise between about 0.1 wt. % and about 4 wt. % of the polymer nanocomposite; inorganic nanoplatelets, wherein the inorganic nanoplatelets are selected from the group consisting of alpha-zirconium phosphate, titanium phosphate, halfnium phosphate, and combinations thereof, wherein more than 50% of the inorganic nanoplatelets are exfoliated, wherein the inorganic nanoplatelets comprise from about 0.05 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of the polymer nanocomposite; and a polymer material for optoelectronic applications selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic resin having a number average molecular weight greater than about 5,000 and a thermosetting resin having a molecular weight between about 100 and about 5000.