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      Synthesis of Ag-PVA and Ag-PVA/PET-s20 composites by supercritical CO2 method and study of silver nanoparticle growth

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          Supercritical CO2 has been used to prepare silver polymer composites, silver/poly(vinyl alcohol) and silver/poly(vinyl alcohol)/sulfonated poly(ethylene terephthalate) through impregnation of a silver precursor in solid-state polymeric matrices followed by thermal reduction of the silver precursor. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and UV/vis spectroscopy indicate that synthesis conditions and polymeric matrix composition affect silver particle size, shape and distribution in polymeric matrices. Silver particles are smaller, have a more uniform shape and present narrower size distribution in PVA-rich than in PETs-rich composites.

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          CO2 supercrítico foi utilizado para preparar compósitos poliméricos com prata, prata/poli álcool vinílico e prata/ poli álcool vinílico/ poli (tereftalato de etileno) sulfonado, pela impregnação de um precursor de prata nas matrizes poliméricas no estado sólido seguida da redução térmica do precursor. Difração de raio X, microscopia eletrônica de varredura, espectroscopia de energia dispersiva, microscopia de força atômica, análise termogravimétrica e espectroscopia no UV/vis dos compósitos indicaram que as condições de preparação e a composição da matriz polimérica influenciam o tamanho e a forma das partículas de prata formadas, assim como, a uniformidade e a distribuição das partículas nas matrizes poliméricas. As partículas de prata nos compósitos ricos em PVA são menores, possuem formas mais uniformes e apresentam distribuição de tamanho mais estreita do que nos compósitos ricos em PETs.

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              Electro-elastic tuning of single particles in individual self-assembled quantum dots

              We investigate the effect of uniaxial stress on InGaAs quantum dots in a charge tunable device. Using Coulomb blockade and photoluminescence, we observe that significant tuning of single particle energies (~ -0.5 meV/MPa) leads to variable tuning of exciton energies (+18 to -0.9 micro-eV/MPa) under tensile stress. Modest tuning of the permanent dipole, Coulomb interaction and fine-structure splitting energies is also measured. We exploit the variable exciton response to tune multiple quantum dots on the same chip into resonance.
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                Journal
                jbchs
                Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
                J. Braz. Chem. Soc.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Química (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                0103-5053
                1678-4790
                2008
                : 19
                : 6
                : 1224-1229
                Affiliations
                [01] Maringá PR orgnameUniversidade Estadual de Maringá orgdiv1Departamento de Química orgdiv2Grupo de Materiais Poliméricos e Compósitos Brazil
                Article
                S0103-50532008000600025 S0103-5053(08)01900625
                10.1590/S0103-50532008000600025
                7c6e2e33-0f77-4599-b7b8-dafa1fbec0f6

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 31 July 2008
                : 12 June 2007
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 28, Pages: 6
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                electron microscopy,crystal growth,composites,polymers,surfaces

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