Two-dimensional crystalline lattice templatlng: A new method for the preparation of polymer-covered metal and alloyed metal nanorods by a redox process

Alexandru C. Pavel, Dwight K. Romanovicz, Miguel J. Yacaman, John T. McDevitt

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Abstract

We demonstrate in this paper that two-dimensional (2-D) layered ceramics, materials that are highly anisotropic in terms of structure and properties can be used to induce the formation of polymer-covered metal nanorods. The procedure took advantage of the intrinsic planar, layered ordering of the metal cations suitable to be reduced and can be further used to engineer one-dimensional (1-D) metal alloy nanostructures by appropriate doping of the initial layered ceramic lattice with suitable cationic species. The procedure involved the formation in an intermediate step of a polymer-layered ceramic nanocomposite, highly porous to the diffusion of the reducing agent. Two structurally similar layered bismuthates, Bi 2Sr 2CaCu 2O 8+δ and Bi 6Sr 2CaO 12 were used as the precursor layered ceramics and the redox-active metal cations were Cu 2+ and Bi 3+.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberEE13.45
Pages (from-to)13-18
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume847
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event2004 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Nov 29 2004Dec 2 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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