کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5178775 | 1502499 | 2016 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- Light responsive polymer was grafted to gold nanoparticles via the RAFT group.
- UV-light induced trans to cis isomerization of azobenzene moieties results in particle aggregation.
- Gold nanoparticle density within the self-assembled aggregates can be tuned by varying the grafted polymer's molar mass.
The light-induced self-assembly of gold nanoparticles was studied systematically. A methacrylate type monomer with an azobenzene sidechain was polymerized in a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The resulting light responsive polymer was grafted to gold nanoparticles via the RAFT group. UV-light induced trans to cis isomerization of the azobenzene moieties triggers the aggregation of the polymer-gold hybrid particles in toluene dispersion. The thermally induced cis to trans relaxation was found to be significantly slower than for small molecules at gold surfaces. The self-assembly was followed by dynamic light scattering (DLS), UV/vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The density of primary gold particles within the self-assembled aggregates can be tuned by varying the molar mass of the grafted polymer.
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Journal: Polymer - Volume 107, 19 December 2016, Pages 503-508