Abstract
We have studied the properties of colloidal gold dispersions in matrices of poly(2-vinylpyridine) as part of a detailed study of this model polymer/metal composite system. The results described above indicate that two dimensional metal particle dispersions with well controlled surface densities can easily be prepared by a simple adsorption process. This result can be understood in qualitative terms by requiring that the gold particles carry a layer of polymer chains with them when they diffuse, thereby increasing the effective particle radius. Such a polymer layer is in fact expected, based on earlier results which indicate that equilibration at the PVP/gold interface is exceptionally slow.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Proceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering |
| Volume | 69 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Polymers and Plastics