Journal
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
Volume 35, Issue 5, Pages 385-391Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2004.02.005
Keywords
gold
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A new chemical route for the synthesis of alkanethiol-derivatized gold clusters of controlled size to be used for polymer functionalization has been developed. Gold clusters were prepared by reduction of tetrachloroauric acid with ethylene glycol in presence of poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) as stabilizer. PVP-protected gold clusters were separated from the reactive mixture by flocculation with acetone; then, they were dissolved in a dodecanethiol/ethanol solution to produce thiol-derivatized An clusters. Passivated clusters were dispersed in polystyrene/chloroform solutions and high-transparent purple-colored nanocomposite films were obtained by solution casting. This preparative scheme allows to produce polymer-based high-quality optical filters with complete control over the absorption properties. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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