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Photoinduced nanocomposites based on soluble precursor of CdS nanoparticles in polymethyl methacrylate matrix obtained by bulk radical polymerization

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We study the bulk radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in the presence of bis(1,1,5,5-tetraethyl-2,4-dithiobiureto)cadmium(II) [Cd(N(SCNEt2)2)2] (TEDBCd) used as the precursor of CdS nanoparticles. This compound is readily soluble both in MMA monomer and in polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The bulk samples based on PMMA containing up to 7% of this cadmium compound are visually transparent and colorless. We study thermal and optical properties of the obtained composites. UV irradiation of bulk composites based on the PMMA matrix with TEDBCd results in the formation of luminescent pattern containing CdS nanoparticles, which is proved by TEM and HRTEM analysis.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) under project No. 14-19-01702. The authors thank Dr. N. Ermolaev and Mr. I. Lukitchyov for precursor synthesis.

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  1. Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

    N. Agareva, A. A. Smirnov, E. Salomatina, L. Smirnova, A. Afanasiev & N. Bityurin

  2. N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

    E. Salomatina, L. Smirnova & D. Tatarskiy

  3. Institute for Physics of Microstructures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

    S. Gusev & D. Tatarskiy

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Agareva, N., Smirnov, A.A., Salomatina, E. et al. Photoinduced nanocomposites based on soluble precursor of CdS nanoparticles in polymethyl methacrylate matrix obtained by bulk radical polymerization. Polym. Bull. 78, 1941–1953 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-020-03193-5

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