Nanocomposite Nanostructures: CdS–Polymer Nanocomposites and Light-Emitting Fibers by In Situ Electron-Beam Synthesis and Lithography

1. Luana Persano^1,2,*, 
2. Andrea Camposeo^1,2,
3. Francesca Di Benedetto¹, 
4. Ripalta Stabile¹,
5. Anna M. Laera⁴, 
6. Emanuela Piscopiello⁴,
7. Leander Tapfer⁴, 
8. Dario Pisignano^1,2,3

Article first published online: 2 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201290237

Electron-beam scanning is used to realize spatially-controlled in situ synthesis of nanocrystals, as reported by Luana Persano and co-workers on page 5320. A smart combination of complementary nanofabrication approaches including nanoimprinting, electrospinning, and electron-beam decomposition of nanocrystal precursors, and subsequent nucleation of nanoparticles in a polymer matrix, allows the exploitation the most favorable flow conditions of organics to produce various nanocomposite nanostructures.