Direct observation of interfacial C60 cluster formation in polystyrene-C60 nanocomposite films

Nanotechnology. 2009 Mar 11;20(10):105705. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/10/105705. Epub 2009 Feb 17.

Abstract

Large interfacial C(60) clusters were directly imaged at the supporting film-substrate interface in physically detached polystyrene-C(60) nanocomposite films by atomic force microscopy, confirming the stabilizing mechanism previously hypothesized for thin polymer films. Additionally, we found that the C(60) additive influences basic thermodynamic film properties such as the interfacial energy and the film thermal expansion coefficient.

MeSH terms

  • Carboxylic Acids / chemistry*
  • Crystallization / methods*
  • Fullerenes / chemistry*
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
  • Materials Testing
  • Membranes, Artificial*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Particle Size
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • C60 carboxyfullerene
  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Fullerenes
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Membranes, Artificial