TY - JOUR
T1 - Silver-polymer functional-nanocomposite
T2 - A single step synthesis approach with in-situ optical study
AU - Brink, Raugmé
AU - Choudhary, Meenakshi
AU - Siwal, Samarjeet
AU - Nandi, Debkumar
AU - Mallick, Kaushik
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge financial support from the University of Johannesburg and the National Research Foundation, South Africa. DKN and SS further acknowledge financial support from the Global Excellence and Stature fellowship from the University of Johannesburg.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2017/8/1
Y1 - 2017/8/1
N2 - In this report, a one-step synthesis method has been documented for the fabrication of silver (Ag)-polymer composite material, where the metal nanoparticles are encapsulated within the polymer matrix. The formation of composite material was optically monitored using UV–vis and photoluminescence spectroscopic techniques. Other surface characterization and microscopic techniques were applied to realize more detail structural information of the composite. The synthesized composite material was applied as a catalyst for the electrochemical recognition of Epinephrine.
AB - In this report, a one-step synthesis method has been documented for the fabrication of silver (Ag)-polymer composite material, where the metal nanoparticles are encapsulated within the polymer matrix. The formation of composite material was optically monitored using UV–vis and photoluminescence spectroscopic techniques. Other surface characterization and microscopic techniques were applied to realize more detail structural information of the composite. The synthesized composite material was applied as a catalyst for the electrochemical recognition of Epinephrine.
KW - Functional material
KW - In-situ optical study
KW - Recognition of Epinephrine
KW - Silver-polymer composite
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85017159200&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.03.269
DO - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.03.269
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85017159200
VL - 412
SP - 482
EP - 488
JO - Applied Surface Science
JF - Applied Surface Science
SN - 0169-4332
ER -