Enhanced dispersion of CdSe/MEH-CN-PPV hybrid nanocomposites by in situ polymerization using AEM as photopolymerizable precursor

Colloid and Polymer Science

Volumn 290, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1501-1509

  Park, Yushin ^a   Park, Jaehong ^b,c   Therien, Michael J ^b   Stiff Roberts, Adrienne D ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Energy transfer; Nanocomposite; Photopolymerization; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

CDSE; CDSE QUANTUM DOTS; COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; ENERGY TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; IN-SITU; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; MATERIAL SELECTION; METALLIC CATALYSTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE DECAY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUENCHING; WELL-DISPERSED;

AGGREGATES; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

CADMIUM SELENIDE; METHACRYLIC ACID; METHACRYLIC ACID 2 AMINOETHYL ESTER; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLY[2 METHOXY 5 (2' ETHYLHEXYLOXY) ALPHA,ALPHA' DICYANO 4 XYLYLIDENE ALT 2,5 DIHEXYOXY 4 XYLYLIDENE]; QUANTUM DOT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REACTION TIME; STEADY STATE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 84867254830     PISSN: 0303402X     EISSN: 14351536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-012-2672-4     Document Type: Article

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