Semisoft Colloidal Crystals in Ionic Liquids

Here, we introduce a technique for the direct formation of semisoft colloidal crystals of hybrid particles in nonvolatile ionic liquid (IL) solvents. The hybrid particles are comprised of a silica core and a densely grafted polymer brush shell, which were synthesized by surface-initiated living radi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 33(2017), 28 vom: 18. Juli, Seite 7130-7136
1. Verfasser: Huang, Yun (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Takata, Akisato, Tsujii, Yoshinobu, Ohno, Kohji
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Zusammenfassung:Here, we introduce a technique for the direct formation of semisoft colloidal crystals of hybrid particles in nonvolatile ionic liquid (IL) solvents. The hybrid particles are comprised of a silica core and a densely grafted polymer brush shell, which were synthesized by surface-initiated living radical polymerization. A phase transition of the suspensions from a disordered fluid to a crystallized system was observed within a narrow concentration range. Confocal laser scanning microscopy observation and ultraviolet-visible light (UV-vis) spectrometry confirmed the highly ordered structure of the hybrid particles in ionic liquids. The effect of the hybrid particle structure on the photonic band gap of the colloidal crystals was investigated, and the band gaps varied by changing graft chain lengths. In addition, the colloidal crystal suspensions were successfully immobilized in ILs
Beschreibung:Date Completed 23.07.2018
Date Revised 23.07.2018
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01449