Investigation of metal clusters dispersed in styrene-co-(ethyl methacrylate) copolymers by means of high resolution transmission electron microscopy

Galo Cárdenas T., Elizabeth Salgado C., Viviana Vera L., Miguel J. Yacamán

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Abstract

Styrene/ethyl methacrylate (SEMA) colloids were obtained by cocondensation at 77 K of the monomers with several metals such as Au, Pd, In and Sn. The colloids were polymerized with 2,2′-azoisobutyronitrile and dibenzoyl peroxide as radical initiators at 60°C for 3.5 h. A viscosity average molecular weight (104 < M̄v < 105) was obtained depending upon the metal used. The particle size of these clusters dispersed in the copolymers ranges from 20 to 31 Å. The metal clusters are incorporated in the copolymers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)775-780
Number of pages6
JournalMacromolecular Rapid Communications
Volume17
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1996
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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