The radiation-chemical synthesis of metal nanoparticles embedded into polymer matrices is
an effective tool for preparation of the composite materials with very useful functional …

The SIRIUS beamline on the French Synchrotron radiation facility, SOLEIL, is able to
perform on soft interfaces most of the grazing incidence techniques of investigation based …

Prolonged exposure to X-rays of HAuCl4 deposited from an aqueous solution onto a SiO2/Si
substrate or into a poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) matrix induces reduction of the Au3+ …

We show that X-ray irradiation of metal salt aqueous solutions in the absence of any
stabilizer leads to the synthesis of metal nano-particles, similarly to γ-ray irradiation. The …

We report the first direct evidence for the formation of circular surface micelles
(hemimicelles) on the surface of water. These highly monodisperse 30 nm hemimicelles …

It has been universally delineated that the plasmonic metal nanoparticles can enhance the
efficiency of photovoltaic cell by increasing the probability of energetic solar photons …

We investigated the behavior of a pH-responsive polystyrene‐b‐poly (2-dimethylamino)
ethyl methacrylate (PS‐b‐PDMAEMA) diblock copolymer at the air/water interface. We …

Tuning the size and spatial distribution of metal nanoparticles is a key issue for obtaining
metal–polymer nanocomposites with desirable properties. It was shown that the action of …

The formation of large (∼ 20− 35 nm) surface hemimicelles in monolayers of
semifluorinated alkanes, C n F2 n+ 1C m H2 m+ 1 (FnHm), observed after transfer onto …

Synthesis of conducting PEDOT is achieved through an original soft alternative way:
radiolysis of aerated aqueous solutions of EDOT in the absence of any external chemical …