title: Large-scale synthesis of organophilic zirconia nanoparticles and their application in organic-inorganic nanocomposites for efficient volume holography.
abstract: We present a multigram scale, one-step nonaqueous synthesis route to monodisperse, highly crystalline ZrO(2) nanoparticles. The nanoparticles can be stabilized in nonpolar solvents via a simple functionalization procedure using only minute amounts of organic stabilizers. Their great potential in materials applications is demonstrated by the fabrication of organic-inorganic nanocomposites that can be selectively photopolymerized to inscribe extremely effective and volume holographic gratings with the highest refractive index contrast (n(1) of up to 0.024) achieved so far.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, Potsdam, Germany. G.Garnweitner@tu-braunschweig.de
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garnweitner
authors.forename: Leonid M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: Oksana V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Sakhno
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antonietti
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niederberger
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stumpe
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D006696:Holography / Q000379:methods*; D007287:Inorganic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D012031:Refractometry / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*