High thermal stability of block copolymer-capped Au and Cu nanoparticles

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (80) ◽  
pp. 11919-11921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iryna I. Perepichka ◽  
Mohamed A. Mezour ◽  
Dmitrii F. Perepichka ◽  
R. Bruce Lennox
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
High Thermal Stability ◽  
Cu Nanoparticles ◽  
Prolonged Heating ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

Pyridine-containing block copolymers (PS-P4VP) can effectively stabilize metal nanoparticles which survive prolonged heating in solutions at high temperatures.

Ordered mesoporous crystalline titania with high thermal stability from comb-like liquid crystal block copolymers

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (61) ◽  
pp. 55834-55841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shubo Cao ◽  
Yongbin Zhao ◽  
Ting Qu ◽  
Pingping Wang ◽  
Song Guan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Block Copolymers ◽  
High Thermal Stability ◽  
Ordered Mesoporous ◽  
Crystal Block

Ordered mesoporous crystalline titania with high thermal stability was synthesized by using a comb-like liquid crystal block copolymer PEO-b-PMA(Az) as the template.

scholarly journals Comparing blends and blocks: Synthesis of partially fluorinated diblock polythiophene copolymers to investigate the thermal stability of optical and morphological properties

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 2150-2163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Boufflet ◽  
Sebastian Wood ◽  
Jessica Wade ◽  
Zhuping Fei ◽  
Ji-Seon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Visible Absorption ◽  
Active Layers ◽  
Homopolymer Blends ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

The microstructure of the active blend layer has been shown to be a critically important factor in the performance of organic solar devices. Block copolymers provide a potentially interesting avenue for controlling this active layer microstructure in solar cell blends. Here we explore the impact of backbone fluorination in block copolymers of poly(3-octyl-4-fluorothiophene)s and poly(3-octylthiophene) (F-P3OT-b-P3OT). Two block co-polymers with varying block lengths were prepared via sequential monomer addition under Kumada catalyst transfer polymerisation (KCTP) conditions. We compare the behavior of the block copolymer to that of the corresponding homopolymer blends. In both types of system, we find the fluorinated segments tend to dominate the UV–visible absorption and molecular vibrational spectral features, as well as the thermal behavior. In the block copolymer case, non-fluorinated segments appear to slightly frustrate the aggregation of the more fluorinated block. However, in situ temperature dependent Raman spectroscopy shows that the intramolecular order is more thermally stable in the block copolymer than in the corresponding blend, suggesting that such materials may be interesting for enhanced thermal stability of organic photovoltaic active layers based on similar systems.

scholarly journals Thermal stability and diffusion characteristics of ultrathin amorphous carbon films grown on crystalline and nitrogenated silicon substrates by filtered cathodic vacuum arc deposition

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengxi Wang ◽  
Anurag Roy ◽  
Kyriakos Komvopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Amorphous Carbon ◽  
Silicon Substrate ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Carbon Films ◽  
Vacuum Arc ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prolonged Heating ◽  
Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

AbstractAmorphous carbon (a-C) films are widely used as protective overcoats in many technology sectors, principally due to their excellent thermophysical properties and chemical inertness. The growth and thermal stability of sub-5-nm-thick a-C films synthesized by filtered cathodic vacuum arc on pure (crystalline) and nitrogenated (amorphous) silicon substrate surfaces were investigated in this study. Samples of a-C/Si and a-C/SiNx/Si stacks were thermally annealed for various durations and subsequently characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). The TEM images confirmed the continuity and uniformity of the a-C films and the 5-nm-thick SiNx underlayer formed by silicon nitrogenation using radio-frequency sputtering. The EELS analysis of cross-sectional samples revealed the thermal stability of the a-C films and the efficacy of the SiNx underlayer to prevent carbon migration into the silicon substrate, even after prolonged heating. The obtained results provide insight into the important attributes of an underlayer in heated multilayered media for preventing elemental intermixing with the substrate, while preserving the structural stability of the a-C film at the stack surface. An important contribution of this investigation is the establishment of an experimental framework for accurately assessing the thermal stability and elemental diffusion in layered microstructures exposed to elevated temperatures.

Porous homo- and heterochiral cobalt(II) aspartates with high thermal stability of the metal-organic framework

2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 733-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Yutkin ◽  
M. S. Zavakhina ◽  
D. G. Samsonenko ◽  
D. N. Dybtsev ◽  
V. P. Fedin
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
High Thermal Stability ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Thermal Stability Of ◽  
Organic Framework

scholarly journals Effects of Current on Arc Fabrication of Cu Nanoparticles

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Z. Kassaee ◽  
F. Buazar ◽  
E. Motamedi
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Face Centered Cubic ◽  
Cu Nanoparticles ◽  
Dta Analysis ◽  
Face Centered ◽  
Average Size ◽  
20 Nm ◽  
Thermal Stability Of ◽  
Sem Analyses

Arc-fabricated copper nanoparticles (Cu Nps) size, morphology and the crystalline structure, as well as the yields of Nps appear sensitive to the applied currents (50–160 A) in distilled water. The results indicate that the sizes of Cu Nps are directly proportional to the currents employed. At 50 A, TEM, XRD, and SEM analyses show fabrication of relatively purest, the most dispersed, face-centered cubic (fcc) brown Cu Nps with rather smallest average size of 20 nm. At the same current, the TGA-DTA analysis reveals neither weight loss nor gain, indicating thermal stability of the fabricated Cu Nps.

High thermal stability of the YNbO4 − CaYTiNbO7 composites for radio frequency and microwave applications

2021 ◽  
pp. 124956
Author(s):  
F.F. do Carmo ◽  
J.P.C. do Nascimento ◽  
J.E.V. de Morais ◽  
V.C. Martins ◽  
J.C. Sales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Radio Frequency ◽  
High Thermal Stability ◽  
Microwave Applications ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

Thermal Stability of 40Cr Steel with Surface Nanocrystallization

2006 ◽  
Vol 510-511 ◽  
pp. 434-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Liang Liu ◽  
Tian Ying Xiong ◽  
Ke Yang
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Surface Layer ◽  
Nanostructured Materials ◽  
High Thermal Stability ◽  
New Method ◽  
Nanostructured Surface ◽  
Surface Nanocrystallization ◽  
Nanostructured Layer ◽  
40Cr Steel ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

Surface Nanocrystallization(SNC) is a new method of fabricating nanostructured materials while thermal stability is an important problem for the application of nanostructured materials. A nanostructured layer was fabricated on the surface of 40Cr steel by Supersonic Particles Bombarding method, and the variation of microstructure and microhardness of nanostructured layer was studied. Nanostructured surface layer showed high thermal stability.

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