Structure and plasmonic properties of thin PMMA layers with ion‐synthesized Ag nanoparticles

Silver nanoparticles are synthesized in polymethylmethacrylate by 30 keV Ag⁺ ion implantation with high fluences. The implantation is accompanied by structural and compositional evolution of the polymer as well as sputtering. The latter causes towering of the shallow nucleated Ag nanoparticles above the surface. The synthesized nanoparticles can be split into two groups: (i) located at the surface and (ii) fully embedded in the shallow layer. These two groups provide corresponding spectral bands related to localized surface plasmon resonance. The bands demonstrate considerable intensity making the synthesized composites promising for plasmonic applications. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2015 , 53, 664–672     

Selective deposition of Sn on the Pt surface of Pt/ZnAl2O4 catalyst and addition effect on isobutane dehydrogenation

Pt−Sn bimetallic catalysts were prepared by a CVD technique in which Sn was added by passing volatile organometallic compounds over Pt/ZnAl₂O₄ in a H₂ flow. Mixed Pt−Sn sites improve the activity of isobutane dehydrogenation, while Sn on the support improves the selectivity.     

Composite thin films of poly(phenylene oxide)/poly(styrene) and PPO/silver via vapor phase deposition

We report fabrication of thin (100～300 nm) poly(phenylene oxide) (PPO) films and their composites with poly (styrene) (PS) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles using a one‐step electron beam‐assisted vapor phase co‐deposition technique. Surface morphology and the structure of the deposited polymer thin film composites were characterized by FTIR, Raman, X‐ray spectroscopy, and contact angle measurements. As‐deposited PPO films and PPO/Ag composites were of porous nature and contrary to solvent casting techniques were free from nodular growth. In the case of PPO/PS thin film polymer composites, however, film morphology displayed nodular growth of PPO with nodule diameters of about ～200 nm and height of approximately 50 nm. Unique morphological changes on the porous PPO thin film surface were noticed at different Ag filling ratios. Further, the capacitance of PPO/Ag composites (<16 wt%) were measured under radio‐frequency conditions and they were functional up to 100 MHz with an average capacitance density of about 2 nF/cm². The fabricated PPO‐based composite systems are discussed for their potential applications including embedded capacitor technology. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

不同金属缓冲层对GaN薄膜的光学及电学性能的影响

本文以金属Ga和NH₃为原料,Al、Ni和Fe为金属缓冲层,采用化学气相沉积法(CVD)在Si(100)衬底上合成了GaN微米薄膜。利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、能量弥散X射线谱(EDS)、光致发光光谱(PL)和霍尔效应测试仪(HMS-3000)等对GaN微米薄膜进行表征。结果表明,所有样品均为六方纤锌矿结构;样品均出现了很强的近带边紫外发射峰和半峰宽较大的中心波长为672nm红光发射峰;不同样品的电学性能差异较大。最后对合成的GaN微米薄膜的可能形成机理进行了简单分析。     

不同金属缓冲层对GaN薄膜的光学及电学性能的影响

本文以金属Ga和NH3为原料,Al、Ni和Fe为金属缓冲层,采用化学气相沉积法(CVD)在Si(100)衬底上合成了GaN微米薄膜。利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、能量弥散X射线谱(EDS)、光致发光光谱(PL)和霍尔效应测试仪(HMS-3000)等对GaN微米薄膜进行表征。结果表明,所有样品均为六方纤锌矿结构;样品均出现了很强的近带边紫外发射峰和半峰宽较大的中心波长为672 nm红光发射峰;不同样品的电学性能差异较大。最后对合成的GaN微米薄膜的可能形成机理进行了简单分析。     

Generation of core/shell iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles with polystyrene brushes by atom transfer radical polymerization

The functionalization of nanoparticle surfaces is required to improve the dispersion of an inorganic material inside an organic matrix. In this work, polystyrene (PS) brushes were grown on the surface of iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles with atom transfer radical polymerization and a grafting‐from approach. After polymerization, the magnetic nanoparticles had a graft density of 0.9 PS chains/nm². A sacrificial initiator was used to obtain a satisfactory result for the control of the polymerization, as its addition had to generate a sufficient concentration of persistent radicals (deactivator). A variety of techniques, such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, gel permeation chromatography, water contact‐angle measurements, and atomic force microscopy, were used to characterize the nanoparticles. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 4744–4750, 2007     

基于贵金属纳米颗粒生长的比色传感研究进展

近年来,作为颜色标记和信号发生器的贵金属纳米粒子由于其简单性和实用性而被广泛用于比色测定和传感的研究当中。本文综述了近十年基于贵金属纳米粒子生长的比色传感器策略和应用的最新进展,总结了基于贵金属纳米颗粒生长的单色及多色传感器的传感原理、分类及前沿应用,探索了其比色传感的信号产生、分类和放大机制。由于贵金属纳米粒子在不同尺寸、距离、形状、成分等基底上的生长会产生不同的LSPR共振峰以及显著的传感信号变化,我们详细讨论了贵金属纳米粒子在金纳米棒等晶种基底上生长的比色传感。最后,我们对目前该比色传感面临的挑战和未来前景进行了展望。     

Features of doxorubicin adsorption on Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles coated with SiO2 or SiO2/aminopropylsilane

New nanocomposites based on Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles coated with SiO₂ or SiO₂/aminopropylsilane (APS), including those using N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid (PMIDA), were obtained, and the immobilization of the antitumor agent doxorubicin (Dox) on nanocomposites was examined. It has been shown that the binding of Dox to the negatively charged surface of SiO₂ particles occurs more efficiently than that to the APS-modified surface with positively charged amino groups; the presence of PMIDA molecules on the surface significantly increased the loading content. Based on DFT calculations, a mechanism for Dox binding to the surface of the synthesized nanocomposites was proposed.     

Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles for analytical applications

A simple method based on magnetically assisted chemical separation has been developed for analytical purposes. In this method, morin-modified magnetic nanoparticles were used for the selective extraction and preconcentration of copper ions from aqueous solutions. The influence of different parameters, such as the presence of the morin extractant, the amount of morin extractant loaded on the nanoparticles, the pH, adsorption time and the type and minimum amount of eluent required for elution of the copper from the magnetic nanoparticles, were evaluated. The detection limit of the proposed method followed by ICP–OES was found to be 1.3 µg L^?1 and a dynamic linear range of 10–200 µg L^?1 was obtained. The relative standard deviation was less than 5%. The method was applied to the recovery and determination of copper in real samples.     

Studies on the interaction of pulsed lasers with plasmonic gold nanoparticles toward light manipulation, heat management, and nanofabrication

This review describes the fundamental aspects of laser-gold nanoparticle (Au NP) interaction that leads to nanoscale energy deposition to the surroundings through light amplification and heat generation. Besides the importance of the primary process in physics and chemistry, application of the light-NP interaction has attracted significant interest from various areas ranging from analytical chemistry to material chemistry and biomedicine. Here we consider both mechanistic and application aspects. Our attention is focused on pulsed-laser-induced fast processes that revealed the heating-cooling dynamics of electrons, lattice (particle), and particle's environment. On the application side, we focus on material fabrication and processing that beat diffraction-limited resolution. Together, we will shed a light on the essence of research activities carried out in the past 10 years. In addition to an abundance of latest information obtained from currently available literature, this review includes figures obtained by our own calculations to provide readers with a better understanding of the basics of the optical properties and energy and heat-transfer processes of Au NPs, which are not familiar to photochemists.     

多分叉和铁填充碳纳米管的合成与表征

以二环戊二烯和二茂铁为前驱体,通过化学气相沉积法可控地制备了多分叉的碳纳米管,在其分叉处观察到铁填充物。通过调变前驱物的比例、生长温度等条件能够有效地调变填充物Fe的含量。结果表明,前驱体中二茂铁的相对含量越高,分叉和填充现象越明显,说明铁物种在分叉形成中起重要作用。随着分叉次数的增加,支管的直径显著减小。     

Functionalization of iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles with poly(methyl methacrylate) brushes via grafting‐from atom transfer radical polymerization

A key problem with nanomaterials is the difficulty of controlling the dispersion of nanoparticles inside an organic medium. To overcome this problem, functionalization of the nanoparticle surface is required. Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) brushes were grown on the surface of iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles with atom transfer radical polymerization and a grafting‐from approach. Modified magnetic nanoparticles with a graft density of 0.1 PMMA chains/nm² were obtained. Cu(II), used as a deactivating complex, allowed good control of the polymerization along with a narrow polydispersity of the polymer chains. The functionalized magnetic nanoparticles were characterized with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, gel permeation chromatography, and atomic force microscopy. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 925–932, 2007     

Stimuli-responsive hydrogel-silver nanoparticles composite for development of localized surface plasmon resonance-based optical biosensor

In this paper, the development of a localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR)-based optical enzyme biosensor using stimuli-responsive hydrogel-silver nanoparticles composite is described. This optical enzyme biosensor was constructed by immobilizing glucose oxidase (GOx) into the stimuli-responsive hydrogel. When a sample solution such as glucose was applied to the surface of this optical enzyme biosensor, the interparticle distances of the silver nanoparticles present in the stimuli-responsive hydrogel were increased, and thus the absorbance strength of the LSPR was decreased. Furthermore, hydrogen peroxide, which was produced by the enzymatic reaction, induced the degradation of highly clustered silver nanoparticles by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. Hence, a drastic LSPR absorbance change, which depends on the glucose concentrations, could be observed. On the basis of the abovementioned mechanism, the characterization of the LSPR-based optical enzyme biosensor was carried out. It was found that the LSPR-based optical enzyme biosensor could be used to specifically determine glucose concentrations. Furthermore, the detection limit of this biosensor was 10 pM. Therefore, this LSPR-based optical enzyme biosensor has the potential to be applied in cost-effective, highly simplified, and highly sensitive test kits for medical applications.     

Effect of low-energy ion impact on the structure of hexagonal boron nitride films studied in surface-wave plasma

A high-density surface-wave plasma source is used to deposit hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) films in a gas mixture of He, H₂, N₂, Ar, and BF₃ under a high ion flux condition using low-energy ion irradiation. The ion energy is controlled between around zero and 100 eV by applying a negative or positive bias voltage to a substrate, while the ion flux is increased by locating a substrate upstream in the diffusive plasma. For ion energies above ∼37 eV, the structure of the films depends upon ion energy more than substrate temperature, typical of subplantation processes. As a result, the structural order and crystallinity of sp²-bonded phase in the films characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction are increased with decreasing ion energy, while the mass density of the films characterized by X-ray reflectivity is retained relatively high with a slight dependence upon ion energy.     

Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites with size‐selected silver nanoparticles fabricated using cluster beam technique

An embedment of metal nanoparticles of well‐defined sizes in thin polymer films is of significant interest for a number of practical applications, in particular, for preparing materials with tunable plasmonic properties. In this article, we present a fabrication route for metal–polymer composites based on cluster beam technique allowing the formation of monocrystalline size‐selected silver nanoparticles with a ±5–7% precision of diameter and controllable embedment into poly (methyl methacrylate). It is shown that the soft‐landed silver clusters preserve almost spherical shape with a slight tendency to flattening upon impact. By controlling the polymer hardness (from viscous to soft state) prior the cluster deposition and annealing conditions after the deposition the degree of immersion of the nanoparticles into polymer can be tuned, thus, making it possible to create composites with either particles partly or fully embedded into the film. Good size selection and rather homogeneous dispersion of nanoparticles in the thin polymer film lead to excellent plasmonic properties characterized by the narrow band and high quality factor of localized surface plasmon resonance. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2016 , 54, 1152–1159