Diblock copolymer polyelectrolyte brushes of either polystyrene (PS) or poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) were synthesized using sequential monomer addition from a tethered 2-bromoisobutyrate initiator. Si/SiO2//PS-b-poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (P(t-BA)) and Si/SiO2//PMA-b-P(t-BA) were prepared by the grafting from method using atom transfer radical polymerization. The PAA block was prepared by. hydrolysis of poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (P(t-BA)) and the polyelectrolyte was formed by subsequent treatment with either aqueous silver acetate or sodium tetrapalladate. Conversion of P(t-BA) to PAA and attachment of either silver or palladium ions to the PAA block was confirmed using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, water contact angle measurements, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Solvent switching of the diblock copolymer brush using DMF and anisole was incomplete both before and after treatment with silver acetate, although the degree of switching was larger before treatment. The polyelectrolyte diblock copolymer brushes were used for the synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles by reduction of the treated PAA. These samples were characterized using AFM, XPS, and ATR-FTIR.
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