Creating opal-templated continuous conducting polymer films with ultralow percolation thresholds using thermally stable nanoparticles

ACS Nano

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 9017-9027

  Kang, Dong Jin ^a   Kwon, Taegyun ^a   Kim, Minsoo P ^a   Cho, Chul Hee ^a   Jung, Hyunjung ^b   Bang, Joona ^b   Kim, Bumjoon J ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

compatibilizer; conducting film; conducting polymer; polymer coated nanoparticles; self assembled colloids

Indexed keywords

BLEND FILMS; COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; CONDUCTING FILM; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; CONTINUOUS PHASE; CROSS-LINKED POLYSTYRENE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; INTERNAL PHASE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MECHANICAL SUPPORT; MOLECULAR SPECIES; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; ROBUST STRATEGY; SECOND PHASE; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SEM AND TEM; THERMALLY STABLE; TRIPHENYL AMINES; VOLUME RATIO;

COLLOID CHEMISTRY; COLLOIDS; COMPATIBILIZERS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; GOLD; GOLD ALLOYS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANOPARTICLES; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMERIC FILMS; POLYSTYRENES; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

POLYMER FILMS;

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 81855218303     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn203209c     Document Type: Article

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