Silver nanocomposites based on a copolymer of 1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole with crotonaldehyde

New polymer silver nanocomposites were synthesized using a copolymer of 1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole with crotonaldehyde as the silver ion reducing agent and stabilizer of metal nanoparticles. The formation of the metallic phase in the nanoscale state was confirmed by UV spectroscopy and X-ray phase analysis. According to the transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticles have sizes of 2—14 nm and are uniformly distributed in the volume of the polymeric matrix.