Journal of Nanomaterials & Molecular NanotechnologyISSN: 2324-8777

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Research Article, J Nanomater Mol Nanotechnol Vol: 5 Issue: 1

Structural and Optical Characteristics for Gold Thin Films Deposited on Polymer Substrates

Maroof A Hegazy1, Afaf M Abd El-Hameed1* and I.M.Selim1,2
1National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), El-Marsad St.Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
2Higher Technological Institute (HTI), Egypt
Corresponding author : Afaf M. Abd El-Hameed
National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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E-mail: Afaf_m2000@yahoo.com
Received: November 03, 2015 Accepted: January 06, 2016 Published: January 12, 2016
Citation: Hegazy MA, El-Hameed AMA, I.M.Selim (2016) Structural and Optical Characteristics for Gold Thin FilmsDeposited on Polymer Substrates. J Nanomater Mol Nanotechnol 5:1. doi:10.4172/2324-8777.1000175

Abstract

Structural and Optical Characteristics for Gold Thin Films Deposited on Polymer Substrates

Gold nanostructures are receiving great interest due to their wide applications in many fields, biomedical, nonlinear optical device, aerospace and space science technology. In this research, fabrication technique for gold thin films deposited onto polypropylene, as polymer substrates is discussed. Synthesis of gold nanoparticles and thin film deposition technique are carried out in the experimental setup initiated at Nano- NRIAG Unit (NNU). For gold nanoparticles, phase and particle size distributions have been determined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Optical properties have been characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy. For gold/polypropylene (film/substrate) systems, immersion method is used to localize gold nanoparticles on polymer substrate. Thin film growth is performed with different intensities and particle sizes. The spectral analysis and properties of the formed nano films are performed using the CCD image processing to characterize the nanocomposite and surface structures. Two samples with low and heavy particle concentrations are considered in these analyses. The obtained results are morphologically analyzed.

Keywords: Gold nanopaticles; Thin film formation; Immersion method; Optical images; Properties; Analysis

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