Preparation and characterization of nanometer-sized CeO2/polystyrene hybrid material

Nanometer-sized CeO2/polystyrene hybrid material was prepared using reversed micelles microemulsion method. XRD analysis revealed that the CeO2 nanoparticles in polystyrene were amorphous. XPS patterns indicated that the hybrid material was not a simply physical mixture, but a certain strength of chemical bond between CeO2 nanoparticles and polystyrene existed. FTIR patterns revealed that the absorption of Ce-O bond in hybrid material was blue-shifted.