Conductive Properties of Inorganic/Organic Nanostructured Systems Based on Block Copolymers

Abstract:

The main aim of this work was the generation of novel smart materials, in this case thermo-responsive inorganic/organic meso/nanostructured hybrids based on different low molecular weight liquid crystals (LC) and conductive rutile TiO₂ nanoparticles. LC as partially miscible with polystyrene (PS) was well-dispersed using amphiphilic poly (styrene-b-ethylene oxide) block copolymers (PS-b-PEO). Simultaneously, LC was used as surfactant for conductive rutile TiO₂ nanoparticles.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 714)
• Pages: 153-158
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.714.153
• Online since: March 2012
• Authors: Agnieszka Tercjak, Junkal Gutierrez, Iñaki Mondragon
• Keywords: Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Block-Copolymer, Phase Separation, Self-Assembly, Thermosets

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