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Preparation and electrorheological characteristic of CdS/Polystyrene composite particles

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Cadmium sulfide/polystyrene (CdS/PS) hybrid particles were synthesized and their physical characteristics including electrorheology were examined. Monodisperse CdS/PS nanocomposite particles with diameters of 2 µm were obtained via dispersion polymerization. To form cadmium sulfide nanoparticles onto the PS surface, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate was used as a functional monomer for coordinating with Cd2+ ions. Finally, cadmium sulfide nanoparticles with size < 10 nm were formed with the release of S2− ions from thioacetamide. The morphology of the as-prepared CdS/PS nanocomposite particles clearly showed that the CdS particles are present on the surface of the PS. The optical properties were also studied. In addition, their electrorheological characteristics were confirmed by using optical microscopy with applied electrical field. Recently, dielectric properties of CdS nanoparticles were already reported; however, electrorheological characteristics of CdS/PS nanocomposite particles were investigated for the first time.

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This work was supported by Regional Innovation Center for Environmental Technology of Thermal Plasma (ETTP) at Inha University designated by MOCIE (2009).

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    Hyojung Yoon, Jeongwoo Lee, Dong Wha Park & Sang Eun Shim

  2. School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong-dong, Puk-gu, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea

    Chang Kook Hong

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Yoon, H., Lee, J., Park, D.W. et al. Preparation and electrorheological characteristic of CdS/Polystyrene composite particles. Colloid Polym Sci 288, 613–619 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-009-2174-1

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