White light emission from co-precipitated organic nanoparticle composites.

Co-precipitation of 1,4-bis(2-phenyl-1-propen-1-yl)benzene (1) and 2-(4-(2-(4-(3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazol-9-yl)phenyl)ethynyl)benzylidene) malononitrile (2) that individually form blue-emitting and orange-emitting nanoparticles, respectively, results in the formation of composite fluorescent organic nanoparticles that emit white light. The two components likely align in the head-to-tail fashion in nanoparticles, creating two parallel and strongly coupled transition dipoles. The emission characteristics of the composite was dependent upon the concentration of 1 and 2, and a pure white-light emission (CIE chromaticity coordinates of 0.

Photopolymerization of conductive polymeric metal nanoparticles.

5-Mercapto-2,2'-bithiophene functionalized metal nanoparticles BTSMs [M: copper (Cu), silver (Ag), and gold (Au)] of different diameters (2-8 nm) were synthesized. Conductive polymeric metal nanoparticles were formed from BTSM by UV irradiation. The photopolymerization mechanism was investigated using transient absorption measurements.

Photoinduced hole transfer forming polymer quantum dot nanocomposites.

The study of hole transfer from CdSe QD core to ligands under visible light irradiation and conductive polymer-QD composites formation without conventional photoinitiator.

Isomer restriction on a nanoparticle surface and enhanced blue emission.

5-Mercapto-2,2'-bithiophene (BTSH) functionalized copper (Cu), silver (Ag), and gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) of various diameters have been synthesized. Emission with a peak around 455 nm is detected on irradiation with UV light. This emission, however, disappears upon photopolymerization of the NPs.

Gold nanoparticle photosensitized radical photopolymerization.

We report the photopolymerization of an acrylic monomer using thiol-stabilized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and [4-[(octyloxy)phenyl] phenyl] iodonium hexafluoroantimonate (OPPI) as photoinitiator and coinitiator, respectively. Polymerization occurred only when the AuNPs, in the presence of the iodonium salt, were irradiated at the particle plasmonic absorption region (lambda>450 nm). The AuNPs activate the coinitiator by intermolecular electron transfer since OPPI has no absorption in the visible region.

Photopolymerization of metal nanoparticles on multiwall carbon nanotubes.

A facile method for the functionalization of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) by photopolymerization of 5-mercapto-2,2'-bithiophene modified metal (Au or Ag) nanoparticles on the surface of the MWCNT is developed.

Synthesis, characterization, and antifouling potential of functionalized copper nanoparticles.

The synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial properties of functionalized copper nanoparticle/polymer composites are reported. Copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) are stabilized by surface attachment of the acrylic functionality that can be copolymerized with other acrylic monomers, thus, becoming an integral part of the polymer backbone. Biological experiments show that Cu NP/polymer composites exhibit antimicrobial activity similar to that of conventional copper-based biocides.