Issue 18, 2020

Self-assembly of strawberry-like organic–inorganic hybrid particle clusters with directionally distributed bimetal and facile transformation of the core and corona

Abstract

A controllable structure of organic–inorganic hybrid particle clusters (HPCs) with directionally distributed bimetal was produced through the self-assembly of organic poly(styrene-co-glycidyl methacrylate-co-vinylbenzoic acid) (PSGV) and γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane-modified inorganic SiO2&Au nanoparticles (NPs), during which the strong interaction between the carboxyl groups of the organic particles and the amino groups of the inorganic particles played a key role in self-assembly. Controlling the mean size and feeding route of the above two particles allowed strawberry-shaped PSGV&Ag@SiO2&Au and SiO2&Au@PSGV&Ag HPCs with exchangeable core and corona to be obtained. The scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy study results demonstrated that surface of the PSGV domains was embellished with Ag NPs from the chemical bonding between silver ions and amino groups, which were obtained by later modification of PSGV@SiO2&Au, while the Au NPs were only seen on the surface of the SiO2&Au domains. The resultant PSGV&Ag@SiO2&Au particles showed an excellent performance in the catalytic degradation of Rhodamine B, where an above 99% degradation efficiency can be gained within 3 min. The improvement of catalytic activity was ascribed to the unique morphological structure of the HPCs and synergistic effect of the directionally distributed Au and Ag NPs.

Graphical abstract: Self-assembly of strawberry-like organic–inorganic hybrid particle clusters with directionally distributed bimetal and facile transformation of the core and corona

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Feb 2020
Accepted
12 Apr 2020
First published
14 Apr 2020

Polym. Chem., 2020,11, 3136-3151

Self-assembly of strawberry-like organic–inorganic hybrid particle clusters with directionally distributed bimetal and facile transformation of the core and corona

S. Mei, M. Pan, J. Wang, X. Zhang, S. Song, C. Li and G. Liu, Polym. Chem., 2020, 11, 3136 DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00237B

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