Synthesis and properties of highly stable nickel/carbon core/shell nanostructures

A simple and cost effective technique for obtaining highly stable carbon coated nickel nanostructures at relatively low reaction temperatures is reported. Thermogravimetric analysis was carried out to optimize the annealing temperatures. The powder X-ray diffraction pattern reveals peaks corresponding to face centered cubic nickel. High resolution transmission electron micrograph shows the formation of nickel nanostructures with ∼5 nm thick carbon coating. This is confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. The nickel/carbon core/shell nanostructures exhibited a shelf life of more than a year, with high thermal stability and excellent magnetic properties. This synthesis route provides scope for large scale production of nickel/carbon nanostructures.     

The formation of onion-like carbon-encapsulated cobalt carbide core/shell nanoparticles by the laser ablation of metallic cobalt in acetone

We developed a new approach to obtain onion-like carbon-encapsulated cobalt carbide (Co₃C) core/shell nanoparticles (NPs) by the laser ablation of cobalt in acetone. The as-synthesized core/shell NPs were then characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer and fluorescence spectrophotometer. TEM observation reveals that the Co₃C core is encapsulated by graphitized carbon layers. The number of carbon layers shows certain relationship with the size of the core Co₃C NPs. The as-derived core/shell NPs presents unique superparamagnetic property and excitation wavelength-dependent fluorescence. The formation of the carbide and carbon layer can be explained by the laser-induced catalytic cracking of the carbon-rich precursor, acetone molecules. The supersaturated carbon atoms in carbide core tend to be excluded and automatically grow as carbon layers during the subsequent rapid quenching process.     

Synthesis of polypyrrole-coated core/shell nanoparticles

The synthesis, physical characterization and scale-up of conductive, re-dispersible core/shell nanoparticles containing polypyrrole (PPy) in the shell are described. The compressed powders/films show a DC conductivity which is considerably higher than that of commercial standard products based on PEDOT/PSS ('AL 4083' from H.C. Starck). The particles have excellent film-forming properties since thin films (50-100 nm) made by spin-coating from aqueous dispersions of the particles have an AFM film roughness of <15 nm even before annealing. The materials were tested as hole injection/smoothening layers in fluorescent OLED devices, and are in a comparable range to PEDOT/PSS-based materials in respect to performance (film forming, luminance, efficiency, and lifetime).     

Synthesis of poly(acrylate-styrene)/poly(acrylate-styrene) core/shell latex and TOPEM-DSC characterization

Poly(acrylate-styrene)/poly(acrylate-styrene) core/shell latex particles were synthesized via seeded semi-continuous emulsion polymerization. Both core polymer (CP) and shell polymer (SP) were copolymerized by using three identical monomers of methyl methacrylate (MMA), butyl acrylate (BA) and styrene (St) with different composition ratios. The synthesized core/shell latex particle presents a phase separated state with the interfacial layer between CP and SP. In this study, the weight fractions and the corresponding thickness of this interfacial layer, CP and SP phase in the core/shell latex particle has be successfully calculated by using multi-frequency temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TOPEM-DSC). The results indicate that the interfacial layer thickness of the core/shell latex particle is determined by the core/shell structure, such as hard core/soft shell (defined as HC/SS) and soft core/hard shell (defined as SC/HS), the glass transition temperature (T_g) of the “hard” phase (correspondingly core or shell for HC/SS or SC/HS structure, respectively), and the existence of hydrophilic monomer during the copolymerization process such as acrylic acid. Meanwhile, the influence of film-formation-temperature on the microstructure of the latex films was systematically explored in this work.     

Synthesis and characterization of PNIPAM/PS core/shell particles

Crosslinked, monodisperse PNIPAM particles were synthesized by precipitation polymerization. The particle size was measured by dynamic light scattering (DLS), capillary hydrodynamic fractionation (CHDF), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Two different polymerization methods were used to prepare PNIPAM/PS core/shell particles, both above and below the volume phase transition temperature (VPPT) using either a semibatch or seeded semibatch polymerization process. In both processes, uniform “raspberry” structures were obtained in which polystyrene formed small domains on the surface of the PNIPAM particles. The resulting core and shell structure was confirmed by temperature‐dependent particle size and density gradient experiments. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

核壳聚合物微球的制备方法及应用

综述了近年来核壳结构聚合物微球制备方面的研究进展,介绍了乳液法、自组装法、模板法、沉积法等主要制备方法,阐述了各种方法所涉及的机理.介绍了目前核壳聚合物微球的应用现状,如制备中空微球、用磁性核壳微球提高医学诊断的准确率及作为填料改性聚合物等,表明核壳微球有着广阔而重要的应用前景.     

Synthesis of polystyrene/polythiophene core/shell nanoparticles by dual initiation

Polystyrene/polythiophene (PSt/PTh) core/shell nanoparticles were successfully synthesized via a one-pot Fe³⁺-catalyzed oxidative and soap-free emulsion polymerization process. A small amount of sodium styrene sulfonate (NaSS) was used to maintain the colloidal stability of the PSt/PTh nanoparticles. Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and a trace of iron chloride (FeCl₃) were used to carry out the free-radical polymerization of styrene and the oxidative polymerization of thiophene. The dual initiation characteristics of H₂O₂/FeCl₃ in the PSt/PTh core/shell nanoparticle formation were investigated by observing the time-evolution of the particle morphology. In addition, photoluminescent property, particle size distribution, core/shell morphology and the formation mechanism of the PSt/PTh nanoparticles were studied by spectrofluorophotometery, dynamic light scattering (DLS), in-situ IR, zeta-potential, and time-evolution field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) analyses.     

Hierarchical Co3O4@ZnWO4 core/shell nanostructures on nickel foam: Synthesis and electrochemical performance for supercapacitors

To improve the electrochemical properties of Co₃O₄ for supercapacitors application, a hierarchical Co₃O₄@ZnWO₄ core/shell nanowire arrays (NWAs) material is designed and synthesized successfully via a facile two-step hydrothermal method followed by the heat treatment. Co₃O₄@ZnWO₄ NWAs exhibits excellent electrochemical performances with areal capacitance of 4.1 F cm⁻² (1020.1 F g⁻¹) at a current density of 2 mA cm⁻² and extremely good cycling stability (99.7% of the initial capacitance remained even after 3000 cycles). Compared with pure Co₃O₄ electrodes, the results prove that this unique hierarchical hybrid nanostructure and reasonable assembling of two electrochemical pseudocapacitor materials are more advantageous to enhance the electrochemical performance. Considering these remarkable capacitive behaviors, the hierarchical Co₃O₄@ZnWO₄ core/shell NWAs nanostructure electrode can be revealed promising for high-performance supercapacitors.     

核/壳结构硅丙微乳液的合成与表征

以丙烯酸酯[如MAA(α-甲基丙烯酸)、n-BMA(甲基丙烯酸正丁酯)和MA(丙烯酸甲酯)等]和A-151(乙烯基三乙氧基硅烷)为共聚单体、OP-10(辛基酚聚氧乙烯醚)/JFC(聚醚渗透剂)为复合乳化剂、戊醇为助乳化剂和KPS(过硫酸钾)为引发剂,采用分段控温、补加引发剂等方法制得丙烯酸酯预聚乳液;然后采用核/壳接枝聚合反应和氨化反应,制得半透明核/壳型硅丙微乳液。研究结果表明:当分段聚合温度为75℃和65℃时,采用上述方法制成的硅丙微乳液中A-151含量高达12%左右(相对于微乳液总质量而言),乳胶粒具有明显的核/壳型结构,粒径为10⁶0 nm,并且微乳液体系聚合稳定性良好。     

Electrokinetic and antibacterial properties of needle like‐TiO2/polyrhodanine core/shell hybrid nanostructures

The aim of this study was to fabricate needle like‐TiO₂/polyrhodanine nanostructures by polymerizing rhodanine monomer on the TiO₂ nanoparticles' surfaces and investigate their antibacterial activities. The structural, thermal, morphological, surface and electrical properties of non‐covalently functionalized nanoparticles were characterized by using FTIR, XPS, elemental analysis, TGA, XRD, SEM‐EDX, TEM, contact angle, and conductivity measurements. Characterization results confirmed the formation of needle like‐TiO₂/polyrhodanine (PRh) core/shell hybrid nanostructures. Alterations on the surface and electrokinetic properties of the materials were characterized by zeta (ζ)‐potential measurements with the presence of various salts and surfactants. The ζ‐potential of needle like‐TiO₂ was observed to increase from ?7.6 mV to +28.4 mV after forming a core/shell needle like‐TiO₂/PRh nanocomposite structure and with the presence of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) surfactant. Thereby colloidally more stable dispersions were formed. Antibacterial properties of needle like‐TiO₂/PRh were also tested against Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Escherichia coli by various methods and they showed good antibacterial activity. The highest killing efficiency was determined for needle like‐TiO₂/PRh against E. coli by colony‐counting method as 0.95. TEM experiments also showed the immobilizations of the nanoparticles on E. coli and revealed the interactions between E. coli and the nanoparticles. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41554.     

聚苯乙烯/无机粒子(核/壳)复合微球的制备与研究进展

综述了近年来国内外聚苯乙烯(PS)/无机粒子(核/壳)复合微球的制备方法,如化学沉积法、静电自组装法和化学镀法等,简述了PS/无机粒子(核/壳)复合微球的优异性能及其应用,展望了PS/无机粒子(核/壳)复合微球的发展前景。     

微波合成(Au)_核·(Ag)_壳纳米粒子及其共振散射光谱研究

以柠檬酸化学还原法制备的金纳米粒子作晶种,采用微波高压液相合成技术,制备出分散性较好、规则球形的(Au)核·(Ag)壳复合纳米粒子。研究了(Au)核·(Ag)壳复合纳米粒子的紫外可见吸收光谱和共振散射光谱特性,在470nm处有最强共振散射峰,在404nm处产生一个吸收峰。结果表明,(Au)核·(Ag)壳复合纳米粒子的形成是导致470nm共振散射的根本原因。     

(Ag)_核·(Au)_壳复合纳米粒子的制备

以银原子团簇作晶种,采用微波高压液相合成法制备了分散性好、规则球形的(Ag)核·(Au)壳复合纳米粒子。研究了(Ag)核·(Au)壳复合纳米粒子的紫外可见吸收光谱和共振散射光谱特性。结果表明,液相(Ag)核·(Au)壳复合纳米粒子和高压微波合成的液相金纳米粒子的最强共振散射峰均在580nm处,它们的吸收光谱图相似,最大吸收分别在518.5nm和524.8nm。     

核／壳结构ACR合成与结构表征研究——I合成工艺研究

研究了聚合工艺对丙烯酸酯类聚合物ACR形态和微观结构的影响,为下一步合成核／壳结构ACR提供了分子设计基础。     

核/壳结构ACR合成与结构表征研究 Ⅰ合成工艺研究

研究了聚合工艺对丙烯酸酯类聚合物ACR形态和微观结构的影响 ,为下一步合成核 /壳结构ACR提供了分子设计基础。     

Synthesis of a ZSM-5(core)/SAPO-5(shell) composite and its application in FCC

A core/shell structure composite was synthesized via a new method of pre-coating one raw material. The composite was characterized by X-ray diffraction, SEM, TEM and N₂ isothermal adsorption–desorption and Py-FTIR. In addition, the catalytic performance of the composite in cracking of heavy oil for producing olefin was also investigated. The characterization results show that the composite with a core/shell structure had smaller particle size, uniform SAPO-5 shell, and fewer acid sites than ZSM-5, accelerating the transport of reactant and product molecules between different zeolites. Consequently, the light olefins on the composites had high specific selectivity.     

Synthesis and characterization of aligned ZnO/BeO core/shell nanocable arrays on glass substrate

By sequential hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanowire arrays and thermal evaporation of Be, large-scale vertically aligned ZnO/BeO core/shell nanocable arrays on glass substrate have been successfully synthesized without further heat treatment. Detailed characterizations on the sample morphologies, compositions, and microstructures were systematically carried out, which results disclose the growth behaviors of the ZnO/BeO nanocable. Furthermore, incorporation of BeO shell onto ZnO core resulted in distinct improvement of optical properties of ZnO nanowire, i.e., significant enhancement of near band edge (NBE) emission as well as effective suppression of defects emission in ZnO. In particular, the NBE emission of nanocable sample shows a noticeable blue-shift compared with that of pristine ZnO nanowire, which characteristics most likely originate from Be alloying into ZnO. Consequently, the integration of ZnO and BeO into nanoscale heterostructure could bring up new opportunities in developing ZnO-based device for application in deep ultraviolet region.

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61.46.K; 78.67.Uh; 81.07.Gf.     

Synthesis and characterization of polystyrene-acrylate/polysiloxane (PSA/PSi) core shell polymers and evaluation of their properties for high durable exterior coatings

Poly acrylic siloxane coatings are generating a lot of interest due to their high durability and superior performance properties in different applications. However, synthesis of high siloxane containing acrylic binder through emulsion polymerization is a challenge. Herein, we present a study on the synthesis and characterization of polystyrene-acrylate/polysiloxane core shell latex systems through regular seeded emulsion polymerization. Hybrid polymers have been characterized for their physical, chemical, thermal and surface properties using different characterizing techniques like FTIR, DSC, DMA, SEM, TEM, DLS and contact angle measurements. Incorporation of polysiloxane in the shell of the polymer particle was found to improve hydrophobicity and mechanical properties. Exterior paints prepared using the hybrid polymers as binders exhibited superior performance properties like weather ability and dirt pick up resistance.     

核壳PBA/PMMA乳液粒径分布规律与壳层聚合研究

通过半连续饥饿态法合成了核壳型PBA/PMMA乳液,并利用激光粒度仪时实监控壳层聚合阶段粒子粒径变化,结合理论数学计算模型,研究了壳层单体加料速度与补加乳化剂的量对平均数均粒径及其分布与总粒子数的影响.理论计算乳液中的总粒子数的变化规律和对比反应前后粒径大小,并通过傅立叶红外光谱证实了核壳结构的存在.核壳聚合中壳层聚合机理为单体在加入种子核乳液过程中大部分先在水相中均相成核形成PMMA低聚物,随后由于表面吸附作用而迁移到PBA核表面成为活性中心继续聚合成为壳层.     

Synthesis and characterization of poly(styrene-co-fluorescein O-methacrylate)/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Fe3O4 core/shell composite particles

We demonstrate the synthesis and characteristics of multifunctional poly(styrene-co-fluorescein O-methacrylate)/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Fe₃O₄ [P(St/FMA)/PNIPAAm-Fe₃O₄] core/shell composite particles, in which the core consists of fluorescent materials and the shell consists of magnetic and thermo-responsive components. First, core/shell particles consisting of a fluorescent P(St/FMA) core and thermo-responsive PNIPAAm-rich shell were prepared by two-stage shot-growth emulsion polymerization. Next, Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were immobilized via electrostatic interactions and then covalently linked to the shell via surface coordinated Aphen by a coupling reaction in order to obtain magnetic properties. The morphology of P(St/FMA)/PNIPAAm-Fe₃O₄ composite particles, confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), reveals that Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles are located in the PNIPAAm shell. The thermo-sensitivity of composite particles to hydrodynamic diameter was confirmed by using dynamic light scattering (DLS). Photoluminescence (PL) spectra indicate that the fluorescence emission intensity of core/shell particles is highly sensitive to the pH of an aqueous medium. The core/shell composite particles exhibited a combination of fluorescent, magnetic, pH and thermo-responsive behavior.