title: Doping of single polymeric nanoparticles.
abstract: The oxidative doping of single poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) nanoparticles is reported in aqueous sodium perchlorate using the nanoimpact method. Complete oxidative doping of single PVK nanoparticles with a size of approximately 120 nm is demonstrated, showing for the first time a simple strategy to synthesize and characterize doped polymeric nanoparticles at the single nanoparticle level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ (UK).
authors.forename: X-F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Compton
keywords: doping; electrochemistry; electron transfer; nanoparticles; polymers