Abstract
A novel electro-activated Cu/pHEMA nanocomposite was fabricated by coupling nano copper particles with poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA) matrix. The nano-sized copper particles ranging from 5 nm to 10 nm were in-situ synthesized in the presence of three-dimensional polymer matrixes by photo-polymerization of the copper ions with the HEMA monomer and followed by a strong reducing reaction. The electrochemical behaviors of the Cu/pHEMA nanocomposite were charcterized by cyclic voltammetry and alternating current impedance method. The results showed that the redox behavior of Cu/pHEMA nanocomposite was controlled by the crystallinity of copper particles and the interaction between copper and pHEMA.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 698-703 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- Cu/pHEMA
- Electrochemical behavior
- In-situ polymerization