title: Propeller-like multicomponent microstructures: Self-assemblies of nanoparticles of poly(vinyl alcohol)-coated Ag and/or Cu2O.
abstract: Novel propeller-like multicomponent microstructures, which are actually self-assemblies of nanoparticles of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-coated Ag and/or Cu2O, were synthesized in aqueous solution of amphiphilic polyvinylacetone (PVKA) (ketalization degree D(H) = 0.549), via one-step in situ reduction of Ag+ and Cu2+ under gamma-ray irradiation, utilizing the low hydrolysis rate of PVKA in the dilute acidic solution. Herein, PVA chains are obtained from hydrolyzed PVKA. The reaction mechanism and the formation mechanism are proposed. The room temperature photoluminescence spectrum has also been applied to explore the optical property.
authors.affiliation: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Structure Research Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230026, China.
authors.forename: Wei-Tai
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yusong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Wenmin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Qingren
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Guoyong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D012834:Silver; D003300:Copper; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol; C000520:cuprous oxide