Core–Shell Gold Nanoparticle-Star Copolymer Composites with Gradient Transfer and Transport Properties: Toward Electro-Optical Sensors and Catalysis
- Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States). Dept. of Macromolecular Science and Engineering
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
- Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States). Dept. of Macromolecular Science and Engineering; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
A series of hybrid core–shell nanomaterials was prepared by solvent phase transfer methods with gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) as a core and star copolymers (h-PEI-b-PCL-Cbz) as a shell—consisting of hyperbranched polyethyleneimine (h-PEI) with different poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) chain lengths and a carbazole-contained terminating agent (Cbz). By varying the PCL chain length, these core–shell nanomaterials exhibited gradient energy transfer properties, surface hydrophobicity, electropolymerizability, and ionic probe transport and diffusion properties. The systematic copolymer formation was verified with quadruple-detector size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). High-resolution atomic force microscopy-infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) chemical mapping verified nanoparticle-substrate adhesion and film formation. The design of these hybrid NPs and elucidation of gradient properties will be useful for future applications of the core–shell systems in electro-optical sensing and catalysis.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; NSF-1608457
- OSTI ID:
- 1807227
- Journal Information:
- ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 4, Issue 2; ISSN 2574-0970
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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