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Synthesis of 10 nanometric copper clusters in a polymer matrix by a solution‐reduction synthesis (SRS)
Author(s) -
Tang Jianguo,
Hu Keao,
Liu Haiyan,
Guo Dong,
Wu Renjie
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(20000624)76:13<1857::aid-app2>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - copper , crystallite , nanometre , materials science , electrochemistry , diffraction , polymer , metal , cathode , electron diffraction , matrix (chemical analysis) , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , crystallography , electrode , chemistry , composite material , metallurgy , physics , optics , engineering
Nanometric metal clusters in a polymer host were synthesized by a solution‐reduction route in a swelling cathode film (SCF) containing metal ions (such as Cu 2+ ). The TEM results show that the scale of the clusters is about 10 nanometers and the distribution of their diameter is very narrow. The X‐ray diffraction and the electron diffraction patterns confirm that the reduced clusters are the crystallites of metal (copper). The scale of nanometric clusters is affected by the electrochemical conditions in the reactions. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 76: 1857–1864, 2000