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Synthesis, Characterization, and Utilization of Single Crystalline Nanoparticles of Silver

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Yadong Yin ,
Ziyi Zhong ,
Byron Gates  and
Younan Xia
Yadong Yin
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700
Ziyi Zhong
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700
Byron Gates
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700
Younan Xia
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700xia@chem.washington.edu
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Abstract

This paper describes a procedure based on the Tollens' process for preparing crystalline nanoparticles of silver with well-controlled, uniform sizes. The starting reagents are similar to those commonly used for electroless deposition of silver and are commercially available from the Peacock Laboratories (Philadelphia, PA). Only under appropriate conditions, mixing of these reagents was able to generate stable dispersions of silver colloids, rather than thin films of silver coated on surfaces of objects immersed in the solution (including the inner surface of the container). We have demonstrated the capability and feasibility of this method by forming stable dispersions of highly monodispersed, single crystalline colloids of silver with dimensions in the range of 20-50 nm.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 581: Symposium F – Nanophase & Nanocomposite Materials II , 1999 , 83
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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