@article { ISI:000221683300019,
	title = {A PPV/MCM-41 composite material},
	journal = {CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS},
	volume = {16},
	number = {11},
	year = {2004},
	month = {JUN 1},
	pages = {2180-2186},
	abstract = {Preparation of the conjugated polymer poly(1,4-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) inside the channels of the mesoporous silica MCM-41 is described. Polymerization was initiated inside the channels by deprotonated surface hydroxy groups. Presence of PPV was observed by infrared, absorption, and luminescence spectroscopy. A pore size reduction of 0.3 nm was seen in the composite material by nitrogen physisorption. A. polymer mass content of 8\% indicated the presence of approximately 3-6 polymer chains in each pore. Electron energyloss spectroscopy of the composite revealed plasmon losses associated with the pi-electron system on PPV. Energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy showed that the polymer was evenly distributed throughout the composite material through mapping of the T-electron plasmon losses.},
	issn = {0897-4756},
	doi = {10.1021/cm035303h},
	author = {Pattantyus-Abraham, AG and Wolf, MO}
}
