Facile green chemistry-based synthesis and properties of free-standing Au- and Ag-PMMA films

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1453-1460

  Prasad, Muvva D ^a   Krishna, M Ghanashyam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Ag; Au; Catalysis; Free standing films; PMMA; Surface plasmons

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; GOLD; GOLD DEPOSITS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PLANTS (BOTANY); PLASMONICS; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER FILMS; PRECIOUS METALS; SILVER; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE PLASMONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; DRYING AT ROOM TEMPERATURES; FREE-STANDING THIN FILMS; FREESTANDING FILMS; GREEN CHEMISTRY; METAL PRECURSOR; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; PMMA;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84990246334     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc500077n     Document Type: Article

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