Chain conformation near the buried interface in nanoparticle-stabilized polymer thin films
It is known that when nanoparticles are added to polymer thin films, they often migrate to the
film–substrate interface and form an “immobile interfacial layer”, which is believed to be the …
film–substrate interface and form an “immobile interfacial layer”, which is believed to be the …
Nanoparticle-Mediated Stabilization of a Thin Polymer Bilayer
We show that an unstable thin polymer bilayer comprising a polystyrene (PS) top and
polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) bottom layer remains completely stable on a non-wettable …
polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) bottom layer remains completely stable on a non-wettable …
Nanoscale adsorbed structures as a robust approach for tailoring polymer film stability
The stability or wettability of thin polymer films on solids is of vital interest in traditional
technologies as well as in new emerging nanotechnologies. We report here that nanoscale …
technologies as well as in new emerging nanotechnologies. We report here that nanoscale …
Feature size modulation in dewetting of nanoparticle-containing ultrathin polymer films
A Das, R Mukherjee - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ultrathin polymer films (thinner than∼ 100 nm) undergo spontaneous rupture on a non-
wetting surface with the appearance of random holes due to interfacial van der Waal's …
wetting surface with the appearance of random holes due to interfacial van der Waal's …
Stability of polymer grafted nanoparticle monolayers: Impact of architecture and polymer–substrate interactions on dewetting
The stability of polymer thin films is crucial to a broad range of technologies, including
sensors, energy storage, filtration, and lithography. Recently, the demonstration of rapid …
sensors, energy storage, filtration, and lithography. Recently, the demonstration of rapid …
Interplay of substrate surface energy and nanoparticle concentration in suppressing polymer thin film dewetting
It is known that dewetting of a polystyrene (PS) thin film on a silicon substrate gets
completely suppressed upon addition of small amount of C60 nanoparticles (NP). 1 The NPs …
completely suppressed upon addition of small amount of C60 nanoparticles (NP). 1 The NPs …
Stability of ultrathin nanocomposite polymer films controlled by the embedding of gold nanoparticles
Thin and ultrathin polymer films combined with nanoparticles (NPs) are of significant interest
as they are used in a host of industrial applications. In this paper we describe the stability of …
as they are used in a host of industrial applications. In this paper we describe the stability of …
Influence of molecular architecture on the dewetting of thin polystyrene films
The control of dewetting for thin polymer films is a technical challenge and of significant
academic interest. We have used polystyrene nanoparticles to inhibit dewetting of high …
academic interest. We have used polystyrene nanoparticles to inhibit dewetting of high …
Improved polymer thin-film wetting behavior through nanoparticle segregation to interfaces
We report a systematic study of improved wetting behavior for thin polymer films containing
nanoparticles, as a function of nanoparticle size and concentration, the energy of the …
nanoparticles, as a function of nanoparticle size and concentration, the energy of the …
Effect of nanoscopic fillers on dewetting dynamics
We synthesized C18-functionalized gold and palladium nanoparticles with average
diameter size of 10 and 3 nm, respectively, and carried out a systematic study of the effect of …
diameter size of 10 and 3 nm, respectively, and carried out a systematic study of the effect of …