Transparent PMMA/ZnO nanocomposite films based on colloidal ZnO quantum dots Academic Article

abstract

• Colloidal zinc oxide (ZnO) quantum dots (QDs) with a uniform particle size of around 5 nm have been synthesized, purified and blended with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) by solution mixing to prepare PMMA/ZnO nanocomposite films. The structure and morphology of ZnO QDs and PMMA/ZnO nanocomposite films have been characterized using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The PMMA/ZnO nanocomposite films prepared are highly transparent. The UV-vis spectra and thermogravitational analysis results show that a small amount of colloidal ZnO QDs (<1 wt%) without further surface modification can greatly improve the thermal stability of PMMA along with UV-shielding capability. IOP Publishing Ltd.

authors

• Sue, Hung-Jue

published proceedings

• NANOTECHNOLOGY

author list (cited authors)

• Sun, D., Miyatake, N., & Sue, H.

citation count

• 96

complete list of authors

• Sun, Dazhi||Miyatake, Nobuo||Sue, Hung-Jue

publication date

• May 2007

publisher

• IOP Publishing  Publisher

keywords

• 34 Chemical Sciences
• 3406 Physical Chemistry
• 40 Engineering
• 4018 Nanotechnology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1088/0957-4484/18/21/215606

start page

• 215606

end page

• 215606

volume

• 18

issue

• 21

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1088%2F0957-4484%2F18%2F21%2F215606