M. A. Kudryashov, A. I. Mashin, A. S. Tyurin, A. E. Fedosov, G. Chidichimo, G. De Filpo, “Morphology of a silver/polyacrylonitrile nanocomposite”, Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 2011, Volume 81, Issue 1,Pages <nobr>95

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Morphology of a silver/polyacrylonitrile nanocomposite

M. A. Kudryashov^a, A. I. Mashin^a, A. S. Tyurin^a, A. E. Fedosov^a, G. Chidichimo^b, G. De Filpo^b

^a Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
^b Department of Chemistry, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), ITALY

Abstract: Silver/polyacrylonitrile (Ag/PAN) nanocomposites are synthesized at the stage of simultaneous acrylonitrile polymerization and the reduction of silver ions from a mixture of silver nitrate AgNO$_3$, acrylonitrile, and a photoinitiator. The synthesized films are transparent in the visible region and are characterized by a uniform dispersion of silver nanoparticles in a PAN matrix without any macroscopic agglomeration. The effects of the metal salt and photoinitiator concentrations on the size and density of metal nanoparticles in a composite are revealed.

Received: 11.03.2010
Accepted: 25.05.2010