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Figure 4.12. SANS data with varying block copolymer concentration. The solid curves are
the theoretical fits to the experimental data.
Figure 4.13. DLS data with varying block copolymer concentration. The solid curve is a
theoretical fit to the experimental data. Inset: The variation of integrated scattering intensity
from the sample as a function of block copolymer concentration.
Figure 4.14. SANS data of 0.5, 1 and 2 wt% P85 without and with the addition of gold salt
concentrations of the corresponding maximum yield of nanoparticles. The hollow and filled
symbols represent data of P85 without and with gold salt, respectively.
Figure 4.15. (a) TEM image of gold nanoparticles in 2 wt% P85 + 0.016 wt% HAuCl 4 .3H 2 O
and (b) calculated nanoparticle size distribution.
Figure 5.1. SANS data of pure 1 wt% block copolymer solutions. The solid lines are the
theoretical fits to the experimental data.
Figure 5.2. SANS data of 1 wt% block copolymer systems with varying temperature for (a)
F88, (b) P85 and (c) P105. The solid curves are theoretical fits to the experimental data.
Figure 5.3. The gold salt concentration normalized SPR peaks of (a) 1 wt% F88 and (b) 1
wt% P105 with varying HAuCl 4 .3H 2 O concentration.
Figure 5.4. Comparison of SPR peaks for 1 wt% block copolymers (F88, P85 and P105) with
gold salt concentration corresponding to their maximum yields.
Figure 5.5. Time-dependent variation of yield of gold nanoparticles for 1 wt% block
copolymers (F88, P85 and P105) at their corresponding gold salt concentrations of maximum
yields.
Figure 5.6. SANS data of 1 wt% block copolymer solutions without and with the gold salt
corresponding to their maximum yields.
Figure 5.7. TEM images of gold nanoparticles synthesized using 1 wt% block copolymers (a)
P105, (b) P85 and (c) F88 with gold salt in samples corresponding to their maximum yields.
Figure 5.8. UV-visible absorption spectra of 1 wt% block copolymers with HAuCl 4 .3H 2 O
corresponding to their maximum yields with varying temperature.
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