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Sep, 2016

Proton Conductivities of Lamellae-Forming Bioinspired Block Copolymer Thin Films Containing Silver Nanoparticles

LANGMUIR
  • Hiroshi Yabu
    • ,
  • Jun Matsui
    • ,
  • Mitsuo Hara
    • ,
  • Shusaku Nagano
    • ,
  • Yasutaka Matsuo
    • ,
  • Yuki Nagao
Volume
32
Number
37
First page
9484
Last page
9491
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02521
Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Size-controlled metal nanoparticles (NPs) were spontaneously formed when the amphiphilic diblock copolymers consisting of poly(vinyl catechol) and polystyrene (PVCa-b-PSt) were used as reductants and templates for NPs. In the present study, the proton conductivity of well-aligned lamellae structured PVCa-b-PSt films with Ag NPs was evaluated. We found that the proton conductivity of PVCa-b-PSt film was increased 10-fold by the addition of Ag NPs into the proton conduction channels filled with catechol moieties. In addition, the effect of humidity and the origin of proton conductivity enhancement was investigated.
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02521
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000384038200013&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02521
  • ISSN : 0743-7463
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000384038200013
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