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Single Step Morphology-controlled Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Vinodkumar Etacheri ,
Reenamole Georgekutty ,
Michael K Seery  and
Suresh C Pillai
Vinodkumar Etacheri
Affiliation:
Vinodcmet@gmail.comvinodkumar.etacheri@dit.ie, Dublin Institute Of Technology, CREST-DIT FOCAS Institute, Dublin, Ireland
Reenamole Georgekutty
Affiliation:
reenamoleg@gmail.com, Dublin Institute of Technology, School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
Michael K Seery
Affiliation:
michael.seery@dit.ie, Dublin Institute of Technology, School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
Suresh C Pillai
Affiliation:
suresh.pillai@dit.ie, Dublin Institute Of Technology, CREST-DIT FOCAS Institute, Dublin, Ireland
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Abstract

Silver nanoparticles having different size and plasmon resonances were synthesized through a single step aqueous based method. The current procedure was based on the reduction of silver ions by ascorbic acid in the presence of sodiumborohydride and trisodium citrate. Triangular colloidal nanoparticles having different plasmon resonances (and hence different size and colours) were synthesized by varying only the concentration of ascorbic acid. These nanoparticles were found to be stable without using any surfactants or polymers. This study revealed a strong correlation between particle growth and concentration of constituent chemicals. Crystallinity and phase purity of the silver samples were investigated through powder X-ray diffraction studies (XRD). Absorption spectra of various silver particles were recorded using UV/Vis/NIR spectrometer. Morphological analysis was performed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and average edge lengths of nanoparticles were also calculated.

Keywords

Agcatalyticchemical synthesis
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1217: Symposium Y – Catalytic Materials for Energy, Green Processes and Nanotechnology , 2009 , 1217-Y08-40
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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