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Tailoring Polymer Conformation for Nanocrystal Growth: The Role of Chain Length and Solvent
Author(s) -
Cho Eun Seon,
Qiu Fen,
Urban Jeffrey J.
Publication year - 2017
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.201602572
Subject(s) - nanocrystal , polymer , sorption , materials science , methyl methacrylate , solvent , nanotechnology , methacrylate , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymerization , composite material , adsorption , engineering
The role of polymer dynamics on nanocrystal growth in the synthesis of composites is studied using a well‐controlled Mg nanocrystal–poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) system. The in situ formation of Mg nanocrystals in PMMA is examined under different conditions, varying polymer conformation in solution. The change of hydrogen sorption properties of Mg is investigated to assess functional impacts of morphological changes.