Slaten B.L. – TechConnect Briefs

Reversible Formation of Silver Nanoparticles in Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Based Thin Films via Electrochemical Switching

Black J.R., Cammaratta V., Gaddy G.A., Slaten B.L., Mills G., Auburn University, US

Ag particles with nanometer dimensions were generated reversibly in the presence of air within micron-thick polymer films using electrochemical techniques.

Photogeneration Kinetics of Ag Nanoparticles in Light Sensitive Polymer Films

Korchev A.S., Foti K., Sartin M., Slaten B.L., Gale W., Mills G., Auburn University, US

Ag nanoparticles were generated within light-sensitive films composed of poly(ether ether)ketone, SPEEK and poly(vinyl alcohol), PVA. The benzophenone (BP) groups of SPEEK act as sensitizers; excited states of these functions abstract H-atoms from PVA forming [...]