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Determining the morphology of polystyrene-block-Poly(2-vinylpyridine) micellar reactors for ZnO nanoparticle synthesis

El-Atwani, Osman and Aytun, Taner and Mutaf, Ömer Faruk and Srot, Vesna and van Aken, Peter A. and Ow-Yang, Cleva W. (2010) Determining the morphology of polystyrene-block-Poly(2-vinylpyridine) micellar reactors for ZnO nanoparticle synthesis. Langmuir, 26 (10). pp. 7431-7436. ISSN 0743-7463

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Abstract

We report the use of reverse PS-b-P2VP diblock co-polymer micelles as true nanoscale-sized reactor vessels for the synthesize ZnO nanoparticles. Moreover, high spatial resolution Z-contrast imaging and EDX spectroscopy techniques were used to confirm the segregation of the Zn-cation to the core of the loaded micelles. Determining the chemical distribution with high nanoscale spatial resolution powerfully complements the less direct characterization by AFM, DLS and FTIR, thus demonstrating broader implications for the characterization of hybrid nanocomposite systems.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: BLOCK-COPOLYMER MICELLES; ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR COLLOIDS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER COMPOSITES; METAL COLLOIDS; ZINC-OXIDE; FILMS; SIZE; IONOMERS; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry, Physical; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Materials Science & Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Cleva W. Ow-Yang
Date Deposited: 22 Sep 2010 10:54
Last Modified: 22 May 2019 12:28
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/13665

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