In situ synthesis of copper nanoparticles and poly(o-toluidine): A metal-polymer composite material

Kaushik Mallick; Mike J. Witcomb; Mike S. Scurrell

doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2005.09.020

In situ synthesis of copper nanoparticles and poly(o-toluidine): A metal-polymer composite material

Kaushik Mallick, Mike J. Witcomb, Mike S. Scurrell

University of the Witwatersrand

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Abstract

We report here a novel in situ synthetic method for the preparation of poly(o-toluidine) and copper nanoparticle composite material. In this experiment, o-toluidine and cupric sulfate were used as the precursor; during the reaction o-toluidine was oxidized and forms poly(o-toluidine), while on the other hand cupric sulfate gets reduced and forms copper nanoparticle. IR, UV-vis and Raman spectra provide the information on the structure of the polymer. The TEM and SEM show the size of the nanoparticles and the morphology of the polymer, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	670-675
Number of pages	6
Journal	European Polymer Journal
Volume	42
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2005.09.020
Publication status	Published - Mar 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Composite materials
Copper nanoparticles
In situ polymerization
Poly(o-toluidine)
π-Conjugated polymer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Physics and Astronomy
Organic Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Materials Chemistry

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In situ synthesis of copper nanoparticles and poly(o-toluidine): A metal-polymer composite material

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