Soft nanoparticles: nano ionic networks of associated ionic polymers

Nonlinear capacitance and electrochemical response of ionic liquid-ionic polymers

Layer-by-layer assembly of titania nanoparticles based ionic networks.

Recently nanoparticles ionic networks were reported in the frame of the remarkable development of new inorganic-organic hybrid materials based on nanoparticles assembly. In this article a layer-by-layer deposition method for the formation of imidazolium-based assemblies of photocatalytic titania nanoparticles is presented. This provides a new route for the controlled processing of this promisin...

Modeling electromechanical properties of ionic polymers

We present a multi-scale approach to modeling the electro-mechanical behavior of ionic polymers. We start with a detailed elasto-electro-chemical model which allows for nite deformation. We reduce it to one space dimension appropriate for the commonly used sheet con guration, and demonstrate that steady state solutions display an important boundary layer e ect. We conclude with a macroscopic mo...

Energy Harvesting Applications of Ionic Polymers

The purpose of this thesis is the development and analysis of applications for ionic polymers as energy harvesting devices. The specific need is a self-contained energy harvester to supply renewable power harvested from ambient vibrations to a wireless sensor. Ionic polymers were investigated as mechanical to electrical energy transducers. An ionic polymer device was designed to harvest energy ...

Ionic Functionalization of Hydrophobic Colloidal Nanoparticles To Form Ionic Nanoparticles with Enzymelike Properties

Inorganic colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) stabilized by a layer of hydrophobic surfactant on their surfaces have poor solubility in the aqueous phase, thus limiting their application as biosensors under physiological conditions. Here we report a simple model to ionize various types of hydrophobic colloidal NPs, including FePt, cubic Fe3O4, Pd, CdSe, and NaYF4 (Yb 30%, Er 2%, Nd 1%) NPs, to multic...