Abstract
Fine metal particles (nanoparticles) stabilized on porous (polymeric) substrates can be considered as a model system of a high-performance catalyst. In the present study, the substrate was made using the periodic microphase-separated structure of a block copolymer as the template, and the Pd nanoparticles were formed inside the porous material by reduction of the Pd 2+ ions with 1-propanol as the reductant. The three-dimensional morphology of such a polymer-Pd hybrid material was studied by transmission electron microtomography. The characteristic structural parameters of the hybrid, e.g., the penetration of the Pd nanoparticles into the polymer substrate, number density of the Pd nanoparticles, and size distribution of the Pd nanoparticles, were measured for the first time.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 267-274 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Chemical Record |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 Dec 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Block copolymer
- Gyroid morphology
- Nanoporous material
- Polymer-metal hybrid
- Transmission electron microtomography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Biochemistry
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Materials Chemistry