This review covers recent advances in fabrication of nanomaterials in polymer solutions with emphasis on using the self assembled amphiphilic block copolymers in solution to fabricate organic/inorganic composites with...This review covers recent advances in fabrication of nanomaterials in polymer solutions with emphasis on using the self assembled amphiphilic block copolymers in solution to fabricate organic/inorganic composites with nanoscale modifications. The phase behavior of block copolymers in water and the use of templates to form ordered nanostructures are reviewed in detail. Modern physical techniques for nanoscale characterization are also introduced. The authors suggested that this approach should provide new routes to create materials with interesting morphologies for many different applications.展开更多
基金BC gratefully acknowledges support of this work by the Polymers Program of the National Science Foundation(DMR9984102)by the US Department of Energy(DEFG0286ER45237.O16).
文摘This review covers recent advances in fabrication of nanomaterials in polymer solutions with emphasis on using the self assembled amphiphilic block copolymers in solution to fabricate organic/inorganic composites with nanoscale modifications. The phase behavior of block copolymers in water and the use of templates to form ordered nanostructures are reviewed in detail. Modern physical techniques for nanoscale characterization are also introduced. The authors suggested that this approach should provide new routes to create materials with interesting morphologies for many different applications.
