title: Novel facile method for obtaining CdSe/polyaniline/C60 composite materials.
abstract: This study presents a novel method for the oxidative polymerization of aniline (ANI) by employing fullerene C60/cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots, as promoting agent of the polymerization system. The polymerization initiation mechanism is based on the difference between the HOMO-LUMO energy levels of the components which permits the formation of a continuous donor-acceptor exchange. Both the polymerization reaction evolution and the molecular weights of the obtained polymers have been characterized. The novelty of the paper consists in the synthesis of a novel nano-composite material through a novel polymerization technique. The resulting material containing PANI, CdSe quantum dots and C60 has been characterized by UV-Vis, NIR, fluorescence, TEM and GPC analyses.
authors: University Politehnica of Bucharest, Department of Bioresources and Polymer Science, 1- 7 Gh. Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.
authors: Edina
authors: E
authors: Rusen
authors: University Politehnica of Bucharest, Department of Bioresources and Polymer Science, 1- 7 Gh. Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.
authors: Aurel
authors: A
authors: Diacon
authors: University Politehnica of Bucharest, Department of Bioresources and Polymer Science, 1- 7 Gh. Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.
authors: Alexandra
authors: A
authors: Mocanu
authors: National Institute of Materials Physics, 105 bis Atomistilor, 077125 Magurele-Ilfov, Romania.
authors: Leona Cristina
authors: LC
authors: Nistor