Macroporous Au materials prepared from colloidal crystals as templates.

J Colloid Interface Sci

College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.

Published: October 2004

In this paper, we reported the preparation of macroporous Au materials using organic colloidal crystals as templates and their catalytic activity for electroless copper deposition. The poly(styrene-methyl methacrylate-acrylic acid) (P(St-MMA-AA)) copolymer colloids were deposited in an orderly manner onto the silicon surface, together with the infiltration of the Au nanoparticles into the interspaces of the colloids. The formed hybrid colloidal crystal subsequently was sintered at approximately 550 degrees C to remove the organic components fully to obtain a macroporous Au framework with three-dimensional ordered porous structure. The pore diameter was around 310 nm and almost monodisperse. It was demonstrated that the macroporous Au materials exhibit catalytic activity and can induce electroless copper deposition.

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