Palladium nanoparticles in poly(o-phenylenediamine): Synthesis of a nanostructured 'metal-polymer' composite material

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

doi:10.1080/10601320600820496

Palladium nanoparticles in poly(o-phenylenediamine): Synthesis of a nanostructured 'metal-polymer' composite material

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

University of the Witwatersrand

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Abstract

We report here on an in-situ synthetic method for the preparation of a metal-polymer composite material. This technique offers a route to achieving an intimate contact between the polymer and the metal nanoparticles. Very small palladium nanoparticles (3 nm) are uniformly dispersed and highly stabilized throughout the macromolecular chain, forming a uniform metal-polymer composite material. The resultant composite material was characterized by means of different techniques, such as IR and Raman spectroscopy, which offered information about the chemical structure of polymer, whereas electron microscopy images provided information regarding the morphology of the composite material and the distribution of the metal particles in the composite material.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1469-1476
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry
Volume	43
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10601320600820496
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Composite material
Pd-nanoparticles
Poly(o- phenylenediamine)
Raman spectra
TEM

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ceramics and Composites
General Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Materials Chemistry

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