Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 86-94Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c2tc00057a
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- Engineering Research Center Program (ERC) of the National Science Foundation [EEC-0812056]
- New York State under NYSTAR [C090145]
- Nanoscale Science and Engineering Initiative of the National Science Foundation under NSF award [DMR-0642573]
- NSF-MRI
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We report a simple and effective approach to disperse CdSe quantum dots (QDs) into a high molecular weight silicone matrix and prepare highly transparent luminescent CdSe-silicone nanocomposites. The CdSe QDs were synthesized via a room temperature injection method and were subsequently grafted with organophosphate-terminated poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) brushes. It was found that the bimodal PDMS-brush-grafted QDs demonstrate a homogeneous dispersion within the high molecular weight silicone matrix, enabling the preparation of thick transparent CdSe-silicone nanocomposites. The good dispersion also benefits the uniformity and long-term stability of the photoluminescence of the CdSe-silicone nanocomposites against thermal annealing. The prepared CdSe-silicone nanocomposites would have potential applications as color-conversion materials on light emitting diodes. This dispersing strategy could be broadly applicable and provides valuable guidelines for dispersing other functional nanoparticles in silicones.
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