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Ligand-free gold–silver nanoparticle alloy polymer composites generated by picosecond laser ablation in liquid monomer

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Polymer matrix nanocomposites filled with metallic and alloy nanoparticles add functionality in various applications such as optical devices and in the energy sector. However, matrix coupling agents or nanoparticle ligands may be unwanted additives, potentially inhibiting the resulting nanocomposite to be processed by injection molding. The generation of stabilizer-free Au, Ag, and AuAg alloy nanoparticle acrylate composites is achieved by picosecond-pulsed laser ablation of the respective metal target in the liquid monomer. Complementary to laser ablation of the solid alloy, we have alloyed nanoparticles by post-irradiation of Au and Ag colloids in the liquid monomer. The optical properties of the colloidal nanoparticles are successfully transferred to the solid poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix and characterized by their plasmon resonance that can be easily tuned between 400 and 600 nm by laser alloying in the liquid monomer.

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  1. For the calculation of the plasmon wavelength, the following material parameters are used: refractive index of MMA n MMA=1.49; plasma frequency of Au λ p =136.3 nm; plasma frequency of Ag λ p =133.0 nm (Landolt–Börnstein); high frequency dielectric function of Au 13.2 nm and Ag 4.9 nm.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the “Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen—NBank” for financial support under the project W3-80019725 and the Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of Leibniz University, Hannover, for the FE-STEM-EDXS analysis of AuAg nanoparticles, and D.D. van’t Zand for help during the manuscript’s revision.

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  1. Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, Hannover, 30419, Germany

    Ana Menéndez-Manjón & Andreas Schwenke

  2. Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie e.V., Eupener Straße 33, Hannover, 30519, Germany

    Timo Steinke, Matthias Meyer & Ulrich Giese

  3. Technical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNiDE), Duisburg, Germany

    Philipp Wagener & Stephan Barcikowski

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Menéndez-Manjón, A., Schwenke, A., Steinke, T. et al. Ligand-free gold–silver nanoparticle alloy polymer composites generated by picosecond laser ablation in liquid monomer. Appl. Phys. A 110, 343–350 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-7264-0

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