From monomeric nanofibers to PbS nanoparticles/polymer composite nanofibers through the combined use of gamma-irradiation and gas/solid reaction

Tieyu Cui; Fang Cui; Junhu Zhang; Jiayu Wang; Jing Huang; Changli Lü; Zhimin Chen; Bai Yang

doi:10.1021/ja060517w

From monomeric nanofibers to PbS nanoparticles/polymer composite nanofibers through the combined use of gamma-irradiation and gas/solid reaction

J Am Chem Soc. 2006 May 17;128(19):6298-9. doi: 10.1021/ja060517w.

Authors

Tieyu Cui¹, Fang Cui, Junhu Zhang, Jiayu Wang, Jing Huang, Changli Lü, Zhimin Chen, Bai Yang

Affiliation

¹ Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure & Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.

PMID: 16683777
DOI: 10.1021/ja060517w

Abstract

Organic metal-salt (lead dimethacrylate (Pb(MA)2)) nanofibers are prepared, and these Pb(MA)2 monomeric nanofibers are successfully converted into PbS nanoparticles/polymer composite nanofibers through the combined use of gamma-irradiated polymerization and gas/solid reaction. The resulting composite nanofibers have excellent thermal and chemical stability, and the PbS nanoparticles (with diameters of about 4 nm) are well dispersed in the polymer-fiber matrices. This approach could also be extended to methacrylates containing other metal ions. We anticipate that this method would provide a platform for the fabrication of diverse and multifunctional polymer nanocomposite fibers, which would have potential applications in fabricating devices with optical, electric, and magnetic properties.