Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2016,7, 809–816, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.72
techniques such as AFM and SEM have been used to support concept of the proposed growth method.
Keywords: atomic force microscopy (AFM); directsurfacegrowth; gold nanorods; nanocomposites; poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA); Introduction
Gold nanorods (GNRs) are among the most interesting noble metal one
given surface. This can be achieved by either directsurfacegrowth or by an indirect distribution approach. In the latter method, pre-synthesised nanorods (NRs) can form a self-assembled structure by means of chemically modified bonding on surfaces [3][4]. In directsurfacegrowth, formation of NRs or
. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports to date of using gold seeds embedded in an organic polymer for directsurfacegrowth of GNRs. Our work provides the experimental proof-of-principle that GNRs can be grown directly on any surfaces pre-coated with a layer of Au–PMMA nanocomposite
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(a,b) AFM topography and (c,d) phase images of UV-irradiated PMMA films on Si wafers for low Mw (P1...