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Polyacrylamide (PAM)–metal (M = gold, palladium) nanocomposites with metal nanoparticles homogeneously dispersed in the polymer matrix have been prepared via a novel ultraviolet irradiation technique at room temperature, which is based on the simultaneous occurrence of photo-reduction formation of the colloidal metal particles and photo-polymerization of the acrylamide (AM) monomer. The UV–vis absorption spectra and TEM were employed to characterize the M-PAM nanocomposites by different irradiation times. The average sizes of the colloidal gold and palladium particles dispersed in the nanocomposites were calculated by XRD patterns and TEM images. The present method may be extended to prepare other metal–polymer hybrid nanocomposite materials.
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Zhou, Y., Hao, L., Zhu, Y. et al. A Novel Ultraviolet Irradiation Technique for Fabrication of Polyacrylamide–metal (M = Au, Pd) Nanocomposites at Room Temperature. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 3, 377–381 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012545621498
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