Grafting polymers from cellulose nanocrystals via surface‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization

Z Zhang, G Sèbe, Y Hou, J Wang… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are rod‐like nanoparticles extracted from cellulose. Due to
their fascinating properties—renewable, biocompatible, non‐toxic, biodegradable, excellent …

Functionalization of nanocellulose using atom transfer radical polymerization and applications: a review

Q Wang, X Feng, X Liu - Cellulose, 2023 - Springer
Nanocellulose has become a research hotspot in the field of green, sustainable materials
owing to its abundant availability and excellent properties, such as renewability …

An all-organic S-scheme heterojunction containing donor–acceptor type conjugated polymer and C3N4 nanosheets assembled via π–π interaction for photocatalytic …

P Dong, A Zhang, J Pan, K Gao, Z Wang, X Xi - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Designing an excellent photocatalyst with high space separation efficiency of
photogenerated carriers to boost the rate of photocatalytic hydrogen (H 2) generation …

Improving Carrier Mobility of Near-Amorphous Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymer Thin Films via Promoting Intensive and Continuous Polymer Aggregations

R Chen, T Jin, Y Liu, T Zhang, X Liu, L Zhang… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
For near-amorphous donor–acceptor (D–A) polymers, local aggregates can serve as charge
transport contacts between conjugated backbones, which are important for achieving high …

Fabrication of well-dispersed Pt nanoparticles onto the donor-acceptor type conjugated polymers for high-efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

A Zhang, P Dong, Y Wang, K Gao, J Pan… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is still challenging to fabricate photocatalysts via loaded metal cocatalysts with good
dispersion onto the conjugated polymers (CPs). Herein, a donor-acceptor (D–A) structural …

Effect of Reaction Media on Grafting Hydrophobic Polymers from Cellulose Nanocrystals via Surface-Initiated Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization

MV Kiriakou, RM Berry, T Hoare… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrophobic polymer-grafted cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were produced via surface-
initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) in two different solvents to examine …

Unusual electronic properties of cellulose nanocrystals conjugated to cobalt phthalocyanine: long-lived charge separation and visible-light-driven photocatalytic …

KM Alam, P Kumar, N Chaulagain, S Zeng… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Octacarboxylated cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) was covalently conjugated to cellulose
nanocrystals (CNCs) by employing an esterification protocol. Solid-state NMR, X-ray …

Doped poly (3-hexylthiophene) coatings onto chitosan: a novel approach for developing a bio-based flexible electronic

S Bonardd, N Morales, L Gence, C Saldías… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conductive and flexible bio-based materials consisting of chitosan films coated with
conductive poly (3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT) were prepared. Thermal, optical, mechanical …

Enhanced luminescence sensing performance and increased intrachain order in blended films of P3HT and cellulose nanocrystals

KM Alam, JC Garcia, MV Kiriakou, N Chaulagain… - …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Blended films comprising poly (butyl acrylate)(PBA)-grafted cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)
and poly (3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT), exhibited more intense photoluminescence (PL) and …

A novel strategy to enhance the electrochemical performance of polypyrrole‐coated paper‐based supercapacitor

Z Xiong, Z Fang, Z Ding, G Li, J Zhou… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A novel strategy is proposed to enhance the electrochemical performance of polypyrrole
(PPy)‐coated cellulose paper (PCP)‐based supercapacitor by increasing the reaction …