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One-step synthesis of conducting polymer–noble metal nanoparticle composites using an ionic liquid
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posted on 2008-07-23, 00:00 authored by Jenny PringleJenny Pringle, O Winther-Jensen, C Lynam, G Wallace, Maria ForsythMaria Forsyth, D MacFarlaneConducting polymers containing incorporated gold or silver nanoparticles have been synthesized using ionic liquid solutions of gold chloride or silver nitrate. Use of the metal salts as the oxidant for monomers such as pyrrole and terthiophene allows the composites to be formed in one simple step, without the need for templates or capping agents. The incorporated metal nanoparticles are clearly visible by TEM, and the composites have been further analyzed by TGA, CV, UV-Vis, Raman, XPS and scanning TEM coupled with EDS analysis. Utilization of an ionic liquid allows the full oxidizing power of the gold chloride to be accessed, resulting in incorporation of metallic gold into the polymers.
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Advanced functional materialsVolume
18Issue
14Pagination
2031 - 2040Publisher
Wiley-VCHLocation
Weinheim, GermanyPublisher DOI
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1616-301XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2008, WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaAUsage metrics
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conducting polymerssynthesisnanocompositesnoble Metal nanoparticlesionic liquidsScience & TechnologyPhysical SciencesTechnologyChemistry, MultidisciplinaryChemistry, PhysicalNanoscience & NanotechnologyMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, AppliedPhysics, Condensed MatterChemistryScience & Technology - Other TopicsMaterials SciencePhysicsGOLD NANOPARTICLESSILVER NANOPARTICLESHYBRID MATERIALSPOLYTHIOPHENEELECTROPOLYMERIZATIONDEPOSITIONCATALYSISDEVICES
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