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Modification of halloysite nanotubes with xanthene dyes and their application in luminescent polymer nanocomposites
- Source :
- Journal of Luminescence, 221:117096. Elsevier
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- In this study, halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were modified with three xanthene dyes and subsequently utilized for the fabrication of luminescent polymer nanocomposites. Two different sets of dyes (rhodamine B, rhodamine 6G, and fluorescein) were chosen because of their ability to interact differently with HNTs. Rhodamines B and 6G were adsorbed on the negatively charged external surface of HNTs due to their cationic nature, while fluorescein was infiltrated into the positively charged nano-size lumen of HNTs. The influence of the HNTs substrate on photoluminescence (PL) of the dyes in the polystyrene matrix was investigated. An enhancement in the PL intensity of fluorescein by a factor of 8 was observed upon its encapsulation into lumens of HNTs. On the other hand, the adsorption of rhodamines on HNTs led to a decrease in their PL intensity. A homogenous dispersion of the dye molecules achieved at nanoscale introduced luminescence properties in the polymer nanocomposites. The robust protocol for the modification of halloysites with organic chromophores provides a straightforward way to distribute the dye molecules in a polymer matrix and to incorporate luminescent properties into different polymer matrices.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Polymer nanocomposite
Luminescent polymers
Biophysics
Organic dyes
02 engineering and technology
engineering.material
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
Biochemistry
Halloysite
Rhodamines
Rhodamine 6G
chemistry.chemical_compound
Rhodamine B
Photoluminescence
chemistry.chemical_classification
Xanthene
Halloysite nanotubes
General Chemistry
Polymer
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Condensed Matter Physics
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
0104 chemical sciences
chemistry
Chemical engineering
engineering
Polystyrene nanocomposites
Polystyrene
0210 nano-technology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00222313
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Luminescence, 221:117096. Elsevier
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d2357d0750d0aff45976438aba549194