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Semiconductor–Polymer Hybrid Materials

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Abstract

Semiconductor nanoparticles have attracted much attention due to their unique size and properties. Semiconductor–polymer hybrid materials are of great importance in the field of nanoscience as they combine the advantageous properties of polymers with the unique size-tunable optical, electronic, catalytic and other properties of semiconductor nanoparticles. Due to combination of the unique properties of organic and inorganic components in one material, these semiconductor–polymer hybrids find application in environmental, optoelectronic, biomedical and various other fields. A number of methods are available for the synthesis of semiconductor–polymer hybrid materials. Two methods, i.e. melt blending and in-situ polymerization, are widely used for the synthesis of semiconductor–polymer nanocomposites. The first part of this review article deals with the synthesis, properties and applications of semiconductor nanoparticles. The second part deals with the synthesis of semiconductor–polymer nanocomposites by melt blending and in-situ polymerization. The properties and some applications of semiconductor–polymer nanocomposites are also discussed.

Keywords

Biomedical applications Electronic applications Environmental applications Polymer nanocomposites Quantum dots Semiconductor nanoparticles 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Physics and Materials ScienceJaypee University of Information TechnologyWaknaghat, SolanIndia
  2. 2.Department of ChemistryBahra UniversityWaknaghat (Shimla Hills), SolanIndia
  3. 3.Center for Advanced Biomaterials for Health Care(Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia)NaplesItaly
  4. 4.Department of ChemistryShoolini UniversitySolanIndia

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