Emulsifier-Free Emulsion Polymerization Produces Highly Charged, Monodisperse Particles for Near Infrared Photonic Crystals

Authors: Reese C.E.; Asher S.A.

Source: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Volume 248, Number 1, April 2002 , pp. 41-46(6)

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Abstract:

We have developed emulsifier-free, emulsion polymerization recipes for the synthesis of highly charged, monodisperse latex particles of diameters between 500 and 1100 nm. These latexes consist of poly[styrene-(co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)] spherical particles whose surfaces are functionalized with sulfate and carboxylic acid groups. These highly charged, monodisperse particles readily self-assemble into robust, three-dimensionally ordered crystalline colloidal array photonic crystals that Bragg diffract light in the near infrared spectral region. By altering the particle number density, the diffraction wavelength can be tuned from sim 1000 to sim 4000 nm. © 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).