TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis and characterization of metallic nanoparticles and their incorporation into electroconductive polymer composites
AU - Del Castillo-Castro, T.
AU - Larios-Rodriguez, E.
AU - Molina-Arenas, Z.
AU - Castillo-Ortega, M. M.
AU - Tanori, J.
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - Gold and copper-gold nanoparticles were synthesized using anionic microemulsions as reducing reactors. The microemulsions were prepared using sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (Aerosol OT) and copper(II) bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (Cu(AOT)2) as surfactants, which were dissolved in isooctane containing an appropriate quantity of water. The growth of nanoparticles was monitored by UV/vis spectroscopy and the nanoparticles formed were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The metallic nanoparticles were incorporated into films of an electroconductive polymer (ECP) composite: polyaniline-poly(n-butyl methacrylate) (PANI/PBMA) by the casting technique. The nanoparticle-ECP composite films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electrical conductivity measurements and NH4OH and H2O2-sensing capability experiments. The inclusion of nanoparticles results in a cooperative phenomena between the polyaniline and the nanoparticles and as a consequence, the gold nanoparticles increased the electrical conductivity of the ECP film by two orders of magnitude.
AB - Gold and copper-gold nanoparticles were synthesized using anionic microemulsions as reducing reactors. The microemulsions were prepared using sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (Aerosol OT) and copper(II) bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (Cu(AOT)2) as surfactants, which were dissolved in isooctane containing an appropriate quantity of water. The growth of nanoparticles was monitored by UV/vis spectroscopy and the nanoparticles formed were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The metallic nanoparticles were incorporated into films of an electroconductive polymer (ECP) composite: polyaniline-poly(n-butyl methacrylate) (PANI/PBMA) by the casting technique. The nanoparticle-ECP composite films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electrical conductivity measurements and NH4OH and H2O2-sensing capability experiments. The inclusion of nanoparticles results in a cooperative phenomena between the polyaniline and the nanoparticles and as a consequence, the gold nanoparticles increased the electrical conductivity of the ECP film by two orders of magnitude.
U2 - 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.01.011
DO - 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.01.011
M3 - Article
SP - 107
EP - 113
JO - Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
JF - Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
SN - 1359-835X
ER -