Nanomaterials (Mar 2018)

Immobilization of Polyoxometalates on Tailored Polymeric Surfaces

  • Saioa Aguado-Ureta,
  • Juan Rodríguez-Hernández,
  • Adolfo del Campo,
  • Leyre Perez-Álvarez,
  • Leire Ruiz-Rubio,
  • José Luis Vilas,
  • Beñat Artetxe,
  • Santiago Reinoso,
  • Juan M. Gutiérrez-Zorrilla

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8030142
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3
p. 142

Abstract

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Herein we describe the preparation of hybrid polymer–inorganic interfaces by the immobilization of polyoxometalate nanoclusters on functionalized polymer surfaces. The polymeric surfaces were made of polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid)/polystyrene (PS-b-PAA/PS) blends by spin coating on a silicon wafer. The functionalization of the polymer film was obtained by interfacial migration of the amphiphilic block copolymer toward the interface upon water vapor annealing. The carboxylic acid functional groups contained in the PAA block were then employed to anchor the [LnIII(α-SiW11O39)]5− polyoxometalates (Ln: Ce, Er). This purpose was achieved by immersing the films in aqueous solutions of the in situ-formed inorganic nanoclusters. X-ray photoelectron and confocal Raman spectroscopies, together with atomic force microscopy, confirmed the immobilization of the inorganic species at the interface.

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