title: Hybrid organic-inorganic nanostructures fabricated from layer-by-layer self-assembled multilayers of hyperbranched polyglycerols and phosphorus dendrimers.
abstract: Multilayer thin films of cationic phosphorous dendrimers and anionic hyperbranched polyglycerols were fabricated by electrostatic layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly (SA). The film formation was monitored by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy and UV-visible spectroscopy, and it was found that the stepwise, alternating deposition results in a linear growth up to four bilayers. Hybrid organic-TiO2 nanostructures were generated by exposing the supramolecular multilayers to TiCl4 precursors. The amounts of TiO2 incorporated inside the scaffolds could be tuned by controlling the porosity of the multilayers with the addition of a small amount of salts. The resulting hybrid films exhibit characteristic photoluminescence (PL) properties.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
authors.forename: Dong Ha
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ok-Joo
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barriau
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Caminade
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Majoral
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Knoll
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000737:chemistry*; D007287:Inorganic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007287:Inorganic Chemicals; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D011108:Polymers; C009495:titanium dioxide; C043941:polyglycerol; D010758:Phosphorus; D014025:Titanium; D005990:Glycerol