International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2569

Review

Polymer-noble metal nanocomposites: Review

Olujinmi M. Folarin1*, Emmanuel R. Sadiku1 and Arjun Maity2        
1Department of Polymer Technology, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 0001, Republic of South Africa. 2National Centre for Nano-Structured Materials, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria 0001, Republic of South Africa.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 20 July 2011
  •  Published: 30 September 2011

Abstract

Polymer-noble metal nanocomposites have been extensively investigated due to their potential ability to provide materials with novel mechanical, electronic or chemical behaviour for technological applications. Many preparative procedures have been proposed and detailed characterizations have been carried out on conducting polymer-noble metal nanocomposites; thanks to the rapid improvement in analytical techniques on surface and nanoscale materials. This review focuses on the preparation, characterization of polymer-noble metal nanocomposites and some potential areas for applications such as sensors, batteries (fuel cells) and capacitors.

 

Key words: Polymer, noble metal, nanocomposites, preparation, characterization.

Abbreviation

PEDOT, Poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene); PSS, poly styrene sulfonate;PNVC, poly(N-vinyl carbazole; PANI, polyaniline; SERS, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.

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