Title :
Facile approach to generating polymeric nanoarrays containing populations of nanoparticles
Author :
Marques, Leonel ; Xinyong Chen ; Roberts, Clive J. ; Clark, Matthew ; Aylott, Jonathan W.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Opt. Group, Univ. of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Abstract :
The production of nanoarrays containing a population of entrapped, heterogeneous nanoparticles is reported. The nanoarray consists of a nanoporous film with pores of diameter 60-180 nm, formed from the phase separation of two immiscible polymers: polystyrene (PS) and polymethylmethacrylate coated onto glass or silicon wafer. Nanoparticles of PS (120 nm) and silica (90 nm) were deposited into the nanoporous films to generate the nanoarray containing a mixed population of nanoparticles.
Keywords :
filled polymers; nanocomposites; nanofabrication; nanoparticles; nanoporous materials; silicon compounds; thin films; Si; SiO2; entrapped heterogeneous nanoparticle population; glass; immiscible polymers; mixed nanoparticle population; nanoporous film; phase separation; polymeric nanoarrays; polymethylmethacrylate; polystyrene; silicon wafer; size 60 nm to 180 nm;
Journal_Title :
Micro & Nano Letters, IET
DOI :
10.1049/mnl.2015.0041
