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Hybrid material based on ST–AA photonic crystal core and ZnO particle shell

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The aim of this study was to obtain a hybrid material based on a polymer photonic crystal core and inorganic ZnO shell with potential applications in optoelectronic devices or photocatalysts. For this reason, ZnO particles were obtained both in the absence and presence of ST–AA particles using a chemical reduction method for metal salts. The inhibited growth mechanism of inorganic particles generated in the presence of polymer latex was noticed. The products were characterized by SEM, EDX, TEM, DLS, and UV–vis.

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The National Authority for Scientific Research from The Ministry of Education, Research and Youth of Romania is gratefully acknowledged for the financial support through two projects: “POSDRU/88/1.5/S/61178” and “POSDRU/89/1.5/S/54785.”

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  1. Department of Polymer Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 149 Calea Victoriei, Bucharest, 010072, Romania

    Alexandra Mocanu, Edina Rusen & Corneliu Cincu

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Karatheodoris 1, Patras, 265 00, Greece

    Georgios Staikos

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Mocanu, A., Rusen, E., Cincu, C. et al. Hybrid material based on ST–AA photonic crystal core and ZnO particle shell. Colloid Polym Sci 290, 1949–1954 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-012-2795-7

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