Spectroscopic and device aspects of nanocrystal quantum dots

JM Pietryga, YS Park, J Lim, AF Fidler, WK Bae… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The field of nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs) is already more than 30 years old, and yet
continuing interest in these structures is driven by both the fascinating physics emerging …

Polymer-nanoparticle composites: from synthesis to modern applications

T Hanemann, DV Szabó - Materials, 2010 - mdpi.com
The addition of inorganic spherical nanoparticles to polymers allows the modification of the
polymers physical properties as well as the implementation of new features in the polymer …

Tunable metasurface and flat optical zoom lens on a stretchable substrate

HS Ee, R Agarwal - Nano letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
A mechanically reconfigurable metasurface that can continuously tune the wavefront is
demonstrated in the visible frequency range by changing the lattice constant of a complex …

Synthesis and applications of ZnO/polymer nanohybrids

Z Wang, MR Bockstaller, K Matyjaszewski - ACS Materials Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Because of its distinctive combination of physical properties such as high thermal
conductivity, ultraviolet (UV) absorbance, or catalytic behavior, zinc oxide-based …

Dispersion and surface functionalization of oxide nanoparticles for transparent photocatalytic and UV-protecting coatings and sunscreens

B Faure, G Salazar-Alvarez, A Ahniyaz… - … and technology of …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
This review describes recent efforts on the synthesis, dispersion and surface
functionalization of the three dominating oxide nanoparticles used for photocatalytic, UV …

Effect of ZnO nanoparticles on the mechanical, barrier and optical properties of thermoplastic cationic starch/montmorillonite biodegradable films

K Vaezi, G Asadpour, H Sharifi - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, various amounts of nanoclay montmorillonite (MMT) and ZnO nanopowders
were used to analyze the properties of biodegradable nanocomposites of cationic starch …

TiO 2 nanocomposites with high refractive index and transparency

P Tao, Y Li, A Rungta, A Viswanath, J Gao… - Journal of Materials …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Transparent polymer nanocomposites with high refractive index were prepared by grafting
polymer chains onto anatase TiO2 nanoparticlesvia a combination of phosphate ligand …

High refractive index organic–inorganic nanocomposites: design, synthesis and application

C Lü, B Yang - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic–inorganic nanocomposites with high refractive index (RI) are typically constructed
by integrating high RI inorganic nanoscale building blocks into a processable, transparent …

Polymer waveguide-based optical sensors—Interest in bio, gas, temperature, and mechanical sensing applications

SN Khonina, GS Voronkov, EP Grakhova… - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the realization of photonic integrated devices, materials such as polymers are crucial.
Polymers have shown compatibility with several patterning techniques, are generally …

Designing strategy for high refractive index polymers: From the molecular level to bulk structure control

S Watanabe, K Oyaizu - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
High refractive index polymers (HRIPs) are essential materials for many optical applications,
including organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), charge-coupled devices (CCDs) …