Nanoparticle-driven assembly of block copolymers: a simple route to ordered hybrid materials.
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چکیده
The addition of nanoparticles that selectively hydrogen bond with one of the segments of a block copolymer is shown to induce order in otherwise disordered systems. This enables the fabrication of well-ordered hybrid materials with spherical, cylindrical, or lamellar domains at particle loadings of more than 40%, as evidenced by TEM and SAXS. The approach described is simple and applicable to a wide range of nanoparticles and block copolymers, and it lays the groundwork for the design of cooperatively assembled functional devices.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
دوره 133 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011