Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 5, Issue 7, Pages 5417-5426Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn200538a
Keywords
layer-by-layer assembly; nucleophilic substitution reaction; magnetic nanoparticles; quantum dot nanoparticles; colloidal substrate
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- Korea government (MEST) [2010-0029106, 2010-0027751, R11-2005-048-00000-0]
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We demonstrate the successful preparation of multifunctional silica colloids by coating with 2-bromo-2-methylpropionic add (BMPA)-stabilized quantum dots (BMPA-QDs) and BMPA-stabilized iron oxide particles (BMPA-Fe3O4), along with amine-functionalized poly(amidoamine) (PAMA) dendrimers, using layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly based on a nucleophilic substitution (NS) reaction between the bromo and amine groups in organic media. The QDs and Fe3O4 nanoparticles used in this study were directly synthesized in a nonpolar solvent (chloroform or toluene), and the oleic acid stabilizers were exchanged with BMPA in the same solvent to minimize chemical and physical damage to the nanoparticles. The direct adsorption of nanoparticles via an NS reaction in organic solvent significantly increased the packing density of the nanoparticles in the lateral dimensions because electrostatic repulsion between neighboring nanoparticles was absent. The multifunctional colloids densely coated with nanoparticles showed excellent characteristics (i.e., superparamagnetism, photoluminescence, and magneto-optical tuning properties) with long-term stability in nonpolar solvents Furthermore, deposition of the nanocomposite colloids onto flat substrates, followed by coating with a low-surface-energy fluoroalkylsilane polymer, produced a densely packed rugged surface morphology in the colloidal films that displayed superhydrophobic properties with water contact angles greater than 150 degrees.
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