title: Light-emitting nanocomposite CdS-polymer electrospun fibres via in situ nanoparticle generation.
abstract: We report on the simple, in situ generation of CdS nanocrystals inside electrospun polymer fibres by thermal decomposition of a cadmium thiolate precursor, leading to nanocomposite light-emitting fibres. The modifications induced in the precursor by the thermal decomposition are investigated by a morphological, structural and spectroscopic analysis of the resulting nanocomposite fibres. This approach allows us to overcome nanofabrication difficulties related to disfavoured micro- or nanofluidic molecular flow as given by the direct incorporation of particles in the electrospinning solution. This method therefore enables the synthesis of luminescent, CdS-based composite fibres with emission peaked in the visible range, suitable as building blocks for nanophotonic devices based on light-emitting nanomaterials.
authors: NNL, National Nanotechnology Laboratory of CNR-Istituto Nanoscienze, Università del Salento, via Arnesano, I-73100 Lecce, Italy.
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Di Benedetto
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Camposeo
authors: Luana
authors: L
authors: Persano
authors: Anna Maria
authors: AM
authors: Laera
authors: Emanuela
authors: E
authors: Piscopiello
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Cingolani
authors: Leander
authors: L
authors: Tapfer
authors: Dario
authors: D
authors: Pisignano
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D011108:Polymers; D013440:Sulfides; C034939:cadmium sulfide; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate