In situ synthesis of copper nanoparticles and poly(o-toluidine): A metal-polymer composite material |
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| Authors: | Kaushik Mallick Mike J. Witcomb |
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| Affiliation: | a Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Johannesburg, WITS 2050, South Africa
b Electron Microscope Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Johannesburg, WITS 2050, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | We report here a novel in situ synthetic method for the preparation of poly(o-toluidine) and copper nanoparticle composite material. In this experiment, o-toluidine and cupric sulfate were used as the precursor; during the reaction o-toluidine was oxidized and forms poly(o-toluidine), while on the other hand cupric sulfate gets reduced and forms copper nanoparticle. IR, UV-vis and Raman spectra provide the information on the structure of the polymer. The TEM and SEM show the size of the nanoparticles and the morphology of the polymer, respectively. |
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| Keywords: | Poly(o-toluidine) Copper nanoparticles Composite materials In situ polymerization π-Conjugated polymer |
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