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Block Copolymer Micellar Nanoreactors for the Directed Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles.

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Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 31 (8): 729 (April 2010)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.200900798

Abstract

Abstract We report the simple one-pot synthesis of size tunable zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) out of an organometallic ZnO precursor using the self-assembly of solution phase polystyrene-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine) micelles. The resulting hybrid material could be deposited on various substrates in a straightforward manner with the NPs showing size-dependent absorption and photoluminescence due to the quantum-size effect. We compare the results to the assembly of preformed NPs which are selectively incorporated in the poly(2-vinylpyridine) core of the micelles due to the high affinity of ZnO to vinylpyridine.

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