Synthesis of Green and Red-Emitting Polymethyl Methacrylate Composites Grafted from ZnAl2O4:Mn-Bonded GO via Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Ming Gao; Chi Fai Cheung; Bo Wang; Chunjin Wang

doi:10.3390/polym14173689

Synthesis of Green and Red-Emitting Polymethyl Methacrylate Composites Grafted from ZnAl₂O₄:Mn-Bonded GO via Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Ming Gao
, Chi Fai Cheung (Corresponding Author)
, Bo Wang
, Chunjin Wang

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Abstract

A novel dual green and red-emitting photoluminescent polymer composite ZnAl₂O₄:Mn-bonded GO/polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) was synthesized in a single-step reaction by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). The polymer chain was surface-initiated from the ZnAl₂O₄:Mn/GO, and the final products have a homogenous photoluminescent property from ZnAl₂O₄:Mn and better mechanical properties strengthened by graphene oxide (GO). The morphologies of ZnAl₂O₄:Mn/GO and the polymer composites were verified by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) revealed the two valence states of Mn (Mn²⁺, Mn⁴⁺) existing in the ZnAl₂O₄ host lattice, while Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectra proved the transference of the active group, C-Br, from the initiator to the monomer during the polymerization. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) shows the narrow dispersity of polymer composites fabricated through SI-ATRP. The SEM and FTIR results show the successful ‘graft’ of the polymer chains from the surface of ZnAl₂O₄:Mn/GO. The dual green and red-emitting polymer composites were synthesized, confirmed by the photoluminescence (PL) and photoluminescence excitation (PLE) results.

Original language	English
Article number	3689
Journal	Polymers
Volume	14
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14173689
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

Keywords

dual photoluminescent
green and red-emitting
polymer composites
polymethyl methacrylate
surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics

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Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

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