Observation of nanoparticles and film formation by scanning tunneling microscopy: methyl methacrylate/butyl methacrylate nanoparticles prepared by microemulsion polymerization

Investigation of optical and thermally stimulated properties of SiO2 nanoparticles‐filled polycarbonate

“…If a different electron from top tunnels for short time to conduction band, then overall an electron escaped from valance band to conduction band. This process is called inelastic co‐tunneling, because it produces an electron‐hole interaction 51–54. However, the elastic co‐tunneling corresponds to the same electron tunneling into and out of a virtual state.…”

Nanoparticles carrying hydroxyl groups produced by microemulsion

“…Details of these measurements are given elsewhere. 29,31 For STM imaging of the latex particles, the latex samples (5 L containing 0.1 mg particles per mL) were deposited onto freshly cleaved highly oriented pyrolitic graphite (HOPG), and dried at room temperature. Then, the STM images were taken on a 2 V sample bias and a tunneling current of a 20 pA.…”

Photocatalytic degradation of methyl methacrylate copolymers

“…In the past decade, although several workers have focused on the applications of poly(methyl methacrylate-co-butyl methacrylate) (MMA-BMA), poly(methyl methacrylate-co-ethyl acrylate) (MMA-EA) and poly(methyl methacrylate-co-methacrylic acid) (MMA-MAA) for water-based latex formulations [22], binders in selective laser sintering process [23], film formation for coatings and drug release [24], electrophoretic displays [25] and lithographic printing [26], studies on photo-stability were limited only to the respective homopolymers, viz. poly(alkyl)methacrylates [27], poly(alkyl)acrylates [28,29] and poly(methacrylic acid) [30].…”