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Incorporation of Luminescent Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles into Polystyrene

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2013

Rui Li ,
George R. Fern ,
Robert Withnall ,
Jack Silver ,
Peter Bishop  and
Benedicte Thiebaut
Rui Li
Affiliation:
Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, UK
Robert Withnall
Affiliation:
Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, UK
Jack Silver
Affiliation:
Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, UK
Peter Bishop
Affiliation:
Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 9NH, UK
Benedicte Thiebaut
Affiliation:
Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 9NH, UK
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Abstract

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles and nanoparticles of luminescent zinc oxide (ZnO:Zn) phosphor were successfully synthesised and well characterised. A transparent polystyrene composite sheet containing ZnO:Zn nanoparticles was prepared by a solvent casting method. The sheet manifested comparable transmission to a virgin polystyrene film due to very uniform dispersion of the ZnO:Zn nanoparticles into the polystyrene. Evidence for uniform dispersion was evident in both its luminescent properties and in a SEM image. The photoluminescent characteristics of the ZnO:Zn, both as a pure powder and embedded in a polystyrene matrix, are reported. The uniformity of the photoluminescence of the composite sheet under near ultraviolet excitation is demonstrated. The luminescent ZnO:Zn nanoparticles are shown to have applications for use not only as an inhibitor of the ultraviolet degradation of polymers, but also for providing polymers with light emitting functionality.

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polymerluminescenceZn
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1509: Symposium CC – Optically Active Nanostructures , 2013 , mrsf12-1509-cc03-17
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013

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