title: Organic-sulfur-zinc hybrid nanoparticle for optical applications synthesized via polycondensation of trithiol and Zn(OAc)2.
abstract: Organic-sulfur-zinc hybrid materials were prepared via polycondensation of Zn(OAc)2 and trithiols bearing various alkyl groups. A soluble nanoparticle could be obtained by the polycondensation using a trithiol bearing octadecyl moieties. The good dispersing ability as nano-scaled particles was confirmed by dynamic light scattering and atomic force microscopy analyses. This hybrid nanoparticle was miscible with poly(methyl methacrylate) and served as a refractive additive to increase refractive indexes. The calculated refractive index value for the nanoparticle was 1.58.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yamagata, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan. ochiai@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Bungo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ochiai
authors.forename: Hirohisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konta