Journal
REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS
Volume 71, Issue 2, Pages 104-108Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2010.11.029
Keywords
Electrospun nanofibers; Quantum dots; Conductivity; Gas sensor
Funding
- Korean Government (MEST) [NRF-C1ABA001-2010-0020501]
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Electrospinning was employed to obtain uniformly distributed Cadmium Selenide (CdSe)/Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) core shell quantum dot (QD) encapsulated nanofibers in polymeric mixture of 4:1 ratio of polystyrene (PS) and polystyrene-co-maleic anhydride (PSMA). Fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements were used to evaluate the uniform size distribution and uniformity of PS-PSMA nanofibers with high aspect ratios. The introduction of QDs only into the PS-PSMA nanofibers induced electrical conductivity. They also showed a two to three fold increase in electrical conductivity in the presence of volatile organic compounds. The obtained quantum-dot nanofibers (Qd-NFs) were 600650 nm thick, photostable for more than six months, and applicable for electrical conductance or gas-based sensing applications. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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