N. Nagayama et al., COLLOID FORMATION FROM VACUUM-DEPOSITED AU THIN-LAYER ON A UV-LIGHT PREEXPOSED POLYSILANE FILM, Chemistry Letters, (5), 1997, pp. 397-398
Vacuum deposited gold thin layer on a UV-light preexposed polysilane f
ilm underwent colloidal gold formation by heating. This process was fo
und to accompany the degradation of polysilane by catalytic oxidation
due to the formed colloidal gold. Such a phenomenon occurred in only t
he combination of polysilane and gold.