Hierarchical assembly of CdS nanoparticles in polymer particles with phase separation structures

Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-305

  Yabu, Hiroshi ^a,b   Endo, Ayako ^a   Koike, Kazutaka ^a   Motoyoshi, Kiwamu ^a   Higuchi, Takeshi ^a   Shimomura, Masatsugu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

block copolymer; CdS nanoparticles; micelles; polymer blends; self assembly

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMER MICELLES; CDS NANOPARTICLES; CO-POLYMER SYSTEMS; COMPOSITE PARTICLES; EMISSION WAVELENGTH; HIERARCHICAL ASSEMBLIES; JANUS PARTICLES; ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITES; PHASE SEPARATION STRUCTURE; POLYMER PARTICLES;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COPOLYMERIZATION; MICELLES; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE SEPARATION; SELF ASSEMBLY;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 79952405296     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2010.137     Document Type: Article

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