Polymer-Initiated Photogeneration of Silver Nanoparticles in SPEEK/PVA Films:  Direct Metal Photopatterning

Cross-linking of sulfonated poly(ether−ether)ketone−poly(vinyl alcohol) (SPEEK−PVA) materials yields flexible polymer films, possessing high light-sensitivity and ion-exchange capabilities. Adsorbed Ag+ ions are photoreduced in the film under illumination (λ = 350 nm), leading to metal nanoparticle...

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Published in:Journal of the American Chemical Society 2004-01, Vol.126 (1), p.10-11
Main Authors: Korchev, A. S, Bozack, M. J, Slaten, B. L, Mills, G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Materials science
Physics
Surface treatments
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Summary:Cross-linking of sulfonated poly(ether−ether)ketone−poly(vinyl alcohol) (SPEEK−PVA) materials yields flexible polymer films, possessing high light-sensitivity and ion-exchange capabilities. Adsorbed Ag+ ions are photoreduced in the film under illumination (λ = 350 nm), leading to metal nanoparticle formation in places where the film has been exposed to the light. Nanoparticles form via reduction of Ag+ by the polymeric alcohol radicals, generated in the system as a result of photochemical H-abstraction from PVA molecules by the excited carbonyl triplet state of SPEEK. Use of the films for direct metal photopatterning is demonstrated.
ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/ja037933q