Synthesis of fullerene-modified P(St-MMA-AA) colloids and optical performance in colloidal crystals

Abstract

By constantly trying to change the amount of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS), monodispersed P(St-MMA-AA) colloids with diameters about 240 nm was synthesized successfully using emulsion polymerization. The polymer latex particles having an amino group on the surface are grafted with fullerene acetic acid to obtain fullerene-modified P(St-MMA-AA) microspheres by an amidation reaction. The corresponding colloidal crystals were fabricated and investigated. In view of the high refractive index of fullerenes, the refractive index of the fullerene-modified P(St-MMA-AA) microspheres is improved.

Keywords:

• P(St-MMA-AA) microspheres
• colloidal crystal
• fullerene-modified
• amidation reaction

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Funding

This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21675091, 21574072, 21874078), the Taishan Young Scholar Program of Shandong Province (tsqn20161027), the Major Science and Technology Innovation Project of Shandong Province (2018CXGC1407), the Key Research and Development Project of Shandong Province (2016GGX102028, 2016GGX102039, 2017GGX20111), the Project of Shandong Province Higher Educational Science and Technology Program (J15LC20), the People's Livelihood Science and Technology Project of Qingdao (166257nsh, 173378nsh), the Innovation Leader Project of Qingdao (168325zhc), and the First Class Discipline Project of Shandong Province.