Polyvinyl acetate-based polymer host for optical and far-infrared spectroscopy of individualized nanoparticles

Wladkowski, Henry V.; Duarte, Julian; Nandyala, Shashank R.; Walker, Joshua S.; Kattel, Subash; Blackburn, Jeffrey L.; Fagan, Jeffrey A.; Pikal, Jon M.; Rice, William D.

doi:10.1063/5.0033611

Title: Polyvinyl acetate-based polymer host for optical and far-infrared spectroscopy of individualized nanoparticles

Journal Article · Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0033611· OSTI ID:1768290

Wladkowski, Henry V. ^[1]; Duarte, Julian ^[1]; Nandyala, Shashank R. ^[1]; Walker, Joshua S. ^[1]; Kattel, Subash ^[1];

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Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)

Preparation techniques for producing films of individualized solution-dispersed nanoparticles (NPs) for optical spectroscopy are frequently technically challenging and tailored for a specific NP system. In this work, we present a rapid, easy, and economical technique for producing polyvinyl acetate (PVAc)-based NP-polymer films on the order of 100’s of micrometers thick that exhibit high uniformity, low aggregation, excellent optical transparency, and low terahertz absorption. In addition, we find that these films are robust at cryogenic temperatures and have a high laser damage threshold of 0.3 TW cm^–2, which make them suitable for pulsed laser measurements. We show that free-standing, flexible, PVAc films can incorporate both one-dimensional single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and zero-dimensional Au NPs. Using absorbance, Raman scattering, and photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy, we observe that SWCNT individualization is maintained, and minimized polymer strain imposed, when the nanotubes are transitioned from the solution to the polymer host. This PVAc-based polymer host presents researchers with a straightforward method for producing free-standing and flexible NP films with low aggregation.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1768290

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1760046

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5K00-78397; MainId:32314; UUID:1437c3bf-f4a5-42d3-8c23-8a4432dd9060; MainAdminID:19717; TRN: US2207076

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 129, Issue 3; ISSN 0021-8979

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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