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In situ single-step synthesis of gold/polyacrylamide nanocomposites in an ethanol system

  • Yonghong Ni
  • , Xuewu Ge*
  • , Zhicheng Zhang
  • , Qiang Ye
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Science and Technology of China

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Abstract

Au/polyacrylamide (Au/PAM) nanocomposites were successfully prepared in situ by γ (gamma)-irradiation in an ethanol system. The products were characterized by some means including X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), IR and UV-VIS spectra. Based on two-aspects, ethanol was used as the solvent. Firstly, it is a very good solvent like water. A lot of inorganic salts and organic monomers can dissolve in it. Secondly, ethanol is also a polar substance. Thus, solventional electron can be easily produced in it during γ-irradiation, which is an important media in the system and plays a crucial role in the synthesis of composites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)171-174
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume55
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Au/PAM nanocomposites
  • Ethanol
  • γ-irradiation

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