%0 Journal Article
%@ 1364-548X
%A Bear, JC
%A Peveler, WJ
%A McNaughter, PD
%A Parkin, IP
%A O'Brien, P
%A Dunnill, CW
%D 2015
%F discovery:1478508
%J Chemical Communications
%N 52
%P 10467-10470
%T Nanoparticle–sulphur "inverse vulcanisation" polymer composites
%U https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1478508/
%V 51
%X Composites of sulphur polymers with nanoparticles such as PbS, with tunable optical properties are reported. A hydrothermal route incorporating pre-formed nanoparticles was used, and their physical and chemical properties evaluated by transmission and scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric and elemental analyses. These polymers are easily synthesised from an industrial waste material, elemental sulphur, can be cast into virtually any form and as such represent a new class of materials designed for a responsible energy future.
%Z This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.  © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015