@phdthesis{Kister2021,
  author    = {Kister, Thomas},
  title     = {The stability and assembly of sterically stabilized non-polar nanoparticles},
  organization    = {INM - Leibniz-Institut f{\"u}r Neue Materialien},
  doi       = {10.22028/D291-34406},
  institution = {Structure Formation},
  school    = {Universit{\"a}t des Saarlandes},
  pages     = {145 S.},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Sterically stabilized, non-polar nanoparticles find already first applications beyond research. Predictions how such particles behave in different medias are difficult. To get a better understanding of the physical and chemical connections between core, ligand, and solvent, two fields were investigated in this dissertation: The stability of non-polar nanoparticles at different temperatures and the controlled assembly during confinement. It was shown, that the stability of sterically stabilized nanoparticles depends on core-diameter, ligand, and solvent. The temperature induced assembly of the nanoparticles showed two different areas: Ligand-dominated and core-dominated. The non-linear transition is thereby a function of the core-diameter and the ligand length. With the help of emulsion, it was possible to produced binary supraparticles from binary nanoparticle dispersions. By varying the pressure during the production process binary supraparticles with three different structures were produced: Crystalline, Janus, and core-shell. The pressure was either applied by the surfactant (Laplace-pressure) or externally. In-situ measurements with small angle X-ray scattering shown, that the pressure influences the dispersity of the nanoparticles.},
  language  = {en}
}