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Abstract
Capping agents play an important role in the synthesis of silver nanostructures in polyol solvents. In this work, we demonstrate that using a small amount of tannic acid (TA), a reducing capping agent, in addition to poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP), a protective capping agent, can lead to the production of monodisperse spherical silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) that are stable with respect to particle aggregation for at least 100 days and have particle sizes ranging from 16 to 28 nm depending on the TA concentration. We hypothesize that the complexation between PVP and TA can lead to the formation of a stable particle coating and a fast Ag+ reduction rate at a relatively high TA concentration. Both effects can benefit the formation of small spherical Ag NPs with narrow size distribution.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6069-6073 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | ACS Omega |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 24 2020 |
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Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society.
How much support was provided by MRSEC?
- Shared
Reporting period for MRSEC
- Period 6
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
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MRSEC Program
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY
8/1/98 → 10/31/20
Project: Research project