Nanocomposites, fullerene

PEN/fullerene nanocomposites have been prepared by solution casting [53]. PEN/fullerene nanocomposites show increased mechanical properties in comparison to neat PEN. 

Mainly ECP/fullerene nanocomposites possess enhanced optoelectronic properties and are suitable for various optoelectronic devices [25]. Certain nanocomposites show enhanced photoconductivity and are promising candidates for optoelectronic devices [29]. 

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Keywords Conjugated polymer Fullerene Nanocomposites Nanocrystals Nanotube Non-conjugated Polymer semiconductor... 

The high compatibility of sol-gel materials with organic molecules offers the possibility to develop new types of hybrid materials and devices. The inclusion of fiillerenes and fullerene derivatives represents an interesting example of the potentiality of sol-gel processing in this field. Even if several potential applications have been shown for sol-gel-fullerene nanocomposites a larger extension of the basic research in the next future is expected to widen the perspectives of these materials. 

The author gratefully thanks all the colleagues in the University of Padova involved in the study of fullerenes nanocomposites Dr. G. Brusatin, Prof M. Guglielmi, Prof M. Maggini, Prof M. Prato, Prof G. Scorrano, Prof. R. Bozio, Prof M. Meneghetti, Dr. R. Signorini. 

Wong, H,C, Sanz, A., Douglas, (,F and Cabral, (,T, (2010) Glass formation and stability of polystyrene-fullerene nanocomposites. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 153, 79-87. 

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