TY - JOUR
T1 - Elucidating the Role of AgCl in the Nucleation and Growth of Silver Nanoparticles in Ethylene Glycol
AU - Chen, Suyue
AU - Carey, Jesse L.
AU - Whitcomb, David R.
AU - Bühlmann, Philippe
AU - Penn, R. Lee
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 American Chemical Society.
PY - 2018/1/3
Y1 - 2018/1/3
N2 - Silver nanoparticles and nanowires can be efficiently synthesized in high yield using the polyol synthesis method. However, there are many open questions regarding the mechanisms involved, and how the size and morphology can be effectively controlled. In this work, silver nanoparticles were characterized during and after the synthesis procedure. In the early stages, crystalline silver-silver chloride nanoparticles (Ag-AgCl NPs) were the most commonly observed particles. As the reaction progressed, the fraction of Ag-AgCl NPs decreased while the fraction of isolated silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) increased. We hypothesize that the AgCl in Ag-AgCl NPs dissolves as Ag(I) into the solution and is then reduced to Ag(0), leaving the Ag portion as isolated Ag NPs with similar particle size, morphology, and microstructures. These Ag NPs accounted for the majority of the final product.
AB - Silver nanoparticles and nanowires can be efficiently synthesized in high yield using the polyol synthesis method. However, there are many open questions regarding the mechanisms involved, and how the size and morphology can be effectively controlled. In this work, silver nanoparticles were characterized during and after the synthesis procedure. In the early stages, crystalline silver-silver chloride nanoparticles (Ag-AgCl NPs) were the most commonly observed particles. As the reaction progressed, the fraction of Ag-AgCl NPs decreased while the fraction of isolated silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) increased. We hypothesize that the AgCl in Ag-AgCl NPs dissolves as Ag(I) into the solution and is then reduced to Ag(0), leaving the Ag portion as isolated Ag NPs with similar particle size, morphology, and microstructures. These Ag NPs accounted for the majority of the final product.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.cgd.7b01300
DO - 10.1021/acs.cgd.7b01300
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040200994
SN - 1528-7483
VL - 18
SP - 324
EP - 330
JO - Crystal Growth and Design
JF - Crystal Growth and Design
IS - 1
ER -