Universal scattering behavior of co-assembled nanoparticle-polymer clusters
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
Water-soluble clusters made from 7 nm inorganic nanoparticles have been investigated by small-angle neutron scattering. The internal structure factor of the clusters was derived and exhibited a universal behavior as evidenced by a correlation hole at intermediate wave-vectors. Reverse Monte-Carlo calculations were performed to adjust the data and provided an accurate description of the clusters in terms of interparticle distance and volume fraction. Additional parameters influencing the microstructure were also investigated, including the nature and thickness of the nanoparticle adlayer.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0902.3936,
title = {Universal scattering behavior of co-assembled nanoparticle-polymer clusters},
author = {J. Fresnais and J. -F. Berret and L. Qi and J. -P. Chapel and J. -C. Castaing and O. Sandre and B. Frka-Petesic and R. Perzynski and J. Oberdisse and F. Cousin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.3936},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
5 pages, 4 figures, paper published in Physical Review E