Scaling Laws for Polymer Chains Grafted onto Nanoparticles

Yang, Guang; Kim, Kyoungmin; Wang, Wentao; Chen, Banghao; Mattoussi, Hedi; Hallinan, Daniel T.

doi:10.1002/macp.201700417

Scaling Laws for Polymer Chains Grafted onto Nanoparticles

Journal Article · Thu Feb 08 23:00:00 EST 2018 · Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201700417· OSTI ID:1474497

^[1]; Kim, Kyoungmin ^[1]; Wang, Wentao ^[1]; Chen, Banghao ^[1]; Mattoussi, Hedi ^[1]; Hallinan, Daniel T. ^[1]

Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)

An experimental approach is presented for identifying the scaling laws for polymer chains grafted onto gold nanoparticles. Poly(ethylene oxide) of various molecular weights are grafted onto gold nanoparticles via thiol end-functional groups. The polymer-grafted nanoparticles are self-assembled into monolayers from solvents of different quality. Over a significant range of graft densities, nanoparticle monolayers deposited from good (athermal) solvent exhibit particle spacing that scales according to theoretical predictions for chains in dilute solution. This unexpected result for ordered nanoparticle monolayers is discussed in the context of the deposition process. In monolayers deposited from theta solvent, molecular weight scaling of particle spacing breaks down, possibly due to chain length dependence of solvent quality. In poor solvent, the structure of nanoparticle assemblies is not sufficiently ordered to obtain reliable measurements, possibly due to loss of nanoparticle dispersion. This approach opens up the possibility for accurate measurement of the effect of solvent on grafted chain scaling in nanoparticle assemblies.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1474497

Journal Information:: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Journal Name: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 219; ISSN 1022-1352

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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