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Nanocrystal‐Based Luminescent Composites for Nanoimprinting Lithography
Author(s) -
Tamborra Michela,
Striccoli Marinella,
Curri M. Lucia,
Alducin Juan A.,
Mecerreyes David,
Pomposo Josè A.,
Kehagias Nikolaos,
Reboud Vincent,
Sotomayor Torres Clivia M.,
Agostiano Angela
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200600690
Subject(s) - materials science , luminescence , nanocrystal , lithography , nanocomposite , copolymer , nanostructure , nanoimprint lithography , polymer , fabrication , thermoplastic , nanotechnology , nanoscopic scale , nanolithography , composite material , optoelectronics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
CdSe@ZnS nanocrystals are incorporated in acrylic acid or amine‐functionalized PMMA copolymers (see image) to obtain fluorescent nanocomposites characterized by homogeneous NC dispersion and a significant increase in emission efficiency, without modifying the excellent processability of the thermoplastic polymer. Such properties permit the fabrication of highly luminescent nanostructures at the micro‐ and nanoscale, extending the patterning resolution limit by means of nanoimprinting lithography.