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Hybrid Materials: Highly Luminescent Covalently Linked Silicon Nanocrystal/Polystyrene Hybrid Functional Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Processability (Adv. Funct. Mater. 10/2014)
Author(s) -
Yang Zhenyu,
Dasog Mita,
Dobbie Alexander R.,
Lockwood Ross,
Zhi Yanyan,
Meldrum Al,
Veinot Jonathan G. C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201470064
Subject(s) - materials science , polystyrene , nanocrystal , luminescence , silicon , microscale chemistry , covalent bond , hybrid material , polymer , nanotechnology , nanomaterials , composite material , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , mathematics education , chemistry , mathematics
Hybrid materials consisting of covalently linked non‐toxic silicon nanocrystals and polystyrene are synthesized by J. G. C. Veinot and co‐workers. These materials exhibit a strong luminescent response throughout the visible and NIR spectral regions and are chemically resistant. Marrying the properties of silicon nanocrystals with polymers like polystyrene significantly increases their solubility and processability, thus providing the opportunity to fabricate robust nano‐ and microscale architectures that could find application in a variety of optical applications.