https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2003-00166-9
Production of gold nanoparticles-polymer composite by quite simple method
1
Lehrstuhl für Materialverbunde, Technische Fakultät, University of Kiel,
Kaiserstr. 2, 24143 Kiel, Germany
2
Basic Research Sect., Research & Development Dept., Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.,
1-21, 4-Chome, Hamazoe-dori, Nagata-ku, Kobe 653-0024, Japan
Corresponding author: a mi@tf.uni-kiel.de
Received:
10
September
2002
Published online:
3
July
2003
Recently, production methods of metal nanoparticles have been investigated extensively, not only for a research use in laboratory, but also for an industrial use. However, it is difficult to obtain metal nanoparticles in high amounts and concentrations with simple methods. In this study, a gold nanoparticle-polymer composite was prepared with a simple procedure using a gold salt and a melted polymer. The composite, which is in a wax state at room temperature, was highly soluble in water and lower alcohols, moreover the composite was melted at about 50 
C.
PACS: 61.46.+w – Nanoscale materials: clusters, nanoparticles, nanotubes, and nanocrystals / 81.07.-b – Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization / 81.16.-c – Methods of nanofabrication and processing
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2003
