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CdS nanocrystals were synthesized in N, N-dimethylformamide solution of poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) random copolymer through the reaction of thiourea with cadmium acetate. The resulting random copolymer/CdS nanocrystal composites obtained under different reaction times or cadmium acetate concentrations were very stable and gave a bright photoluminescence emission under UV irradiation at room temperature. A variety of techniques, including UV–vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy, were employed to characterize the morphological structure and photoluminescence properties of the CdS/poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) copolymer nanocomposites obtained.
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Chen, Y., Ji, X., Jiang, S. et al. Synthesis and characterization of CdS nanocrystals in poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) copolymer. Colloid Polym Sci 281, 386–389 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-002-0750-8
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-002-0750-8