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A method for synthesizing the core (Ag)/shell (PSt) composite nanoparticles

  • Y. C. Li
  • , C. P. Wang
  • , P. F. Hu
  • , X. J. Liu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Research Center of Materials Design and Applications

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Abstract

Core-shell composite materials have been widely used in many fields. In this paper, the core (Ag)-shell (PSt) composite nanoparticles have been successfully fabricated in microemulsions at ambient pressure. Firstly, Ag nanoparticles with about 60-100 nm in diameters were synthesized by reducing silver nitrate by ascorbic acid, and then, styrene polymerized at the surface of Ag nanoparticles by K2S2O4 initiator in microemulsion solutions. The Ag/PSt core-shell composite nanoparticles were identified by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and infrared spectra (IR). Results show that Ag-core nanoparticles were coated with ultra thin PSt shell with thickness of about 3-6 nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1659-1661
Number of pages3
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume63
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Aug 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Multilayer structure
  • Nanocomposites
  • Nanomaterials
  • Polymer

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