A "ship-in-a-bottle" approach to synthesis of polymer dots@silica or polymer dots@carbon core-shell nanospheres

Adv Mater. 2012 Nov 27;24(45):6017-21. doi: 10.1002/adma.201202620. Epub 2012 Sep 14.

Abstract

A "ship-in-a-bottle" approach to the entrapment and assembly of nanometer-sized polymer dots in hollow silica or carbon nanospheres with size-selective micropores is presented. This new type of core-shell nanospheres exhibits excellent photoluminescence properties and significant adsorption capabilities for transition-metal ions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Crystallization / methods*
  • Materials Testing
  • Nanospheres / chemistry*
  • Nanospheres / ultrastructure
  • Particle Size
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Porosity
  • Quantum Dots*
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*

Substances

  • Polymers
  • Carbon
  • Silicon Dioxide