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Composites of Nanoporous Gold and Polymer
Author(s) -
Wang Ke,
Weissmüller Jörg
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201203740
Subject(s) - materials science , nanoporous , composite material , polymer , polymer science , nanotechnology
Nanoporous gold made by alloy corrosion can be impregnated with epoxy resin to produce a novel, polymer‐based nanocomposite material that is reinforced by an interconnected network of high‐strength metal nanostructures. The composite has a near‐metallic electric conductivity, is ductile in tension and compression and its strength considerably exceeds that of each of the individual constituent phases.