title: Optical properties of the synthetic nanocomposites SiO2/CdS/poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) and SiO2/CdS/poly(styrene-co-maleimide).
abstract: Hybrid materials consisting of SiO2/CdS particles dispersed in poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) and poly(styrene-co-maleimide) have been synthesized and characterized. The polymer nanocomposites were synthesised in situ in the presence of previously prepared inorganic fillers (SiO2/CdS). The nanocomposites were synthesized with the use of as-prepared or surface-modified SiO2/CdS fillers. For both types of nanocomposites, the optical properties were evaluated and the observation of size quantization effects in the optical spectra is discussed. In this context, the influence of the inorganic fillers and polymer matrices on the optical properties of the final nanocomposites was investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana Catarina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Esteves
authors.forename: Olinda C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Barros-Timmons
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boemare
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Tito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Trindade
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D049449:Luminescence; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008299:Maleic Anhydrides / Q000737:chemistry; D008301:Maleimides / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008863:Microspheres; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D008299:Maleic Anhydrides; D008301:Maleimides; D011137:Polystyrenes; D013440:Sulfides; C034939:cadmium sulfide; C043592:maleimide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide