Modeling, design, and synthesis of gram-scale monodispersed silver nanoparticles using microwave-assisted polyol process for metamaterial applicationsShow others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: Optical materials (Amsterdam), ISSN 0925-3467, E-ISSN 1873-1252, Vol. 108, article id 110381Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
High-yield monodispersed silver (Ag) nanospheres were modeled, designed, and synthesized by microwaveassisted (MW-assisted) polyol method from AgNO3, polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), and ethylene glycol (EG), as precursors, at 145 degrees C within a short reaction time of 2 min, and the results were compared to those of conventional polyol method. Maintaining the PVP:AgNO3 molar ratio, the effect of increasing the amounts of AgNO3 and PVP at a constant amount of EG (40 mL) on the final product was evaluated. The synthesized nanoparticles (NPs) were characterized by SEM, UV-Vis spectroscopy, FTIR and DLS analysis. The results showed that with increasing the amount of AgNO3 to 0.5 and 1 g, monodispersed Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs) with particle sizes of 54 and 61 nm were formed, as per the plasmon absorption peaks at 436 and 442 nm, respectively. Moreover, using 40 mL of the EG solution, we could obtain a high yield of the NPs (similar to 90%). The sub-gram yield was excellently high, offering great opportunities for commercializing the procedure. Also, the proposed study paves a new way for Ag NPs realization for different practical applications ranging from MW to optics.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2020. Vol. 108, article id 110381
Keywords [en]
Microwave-assisted, High yield, Polyol, Silver NPs
National Category
Inorganic Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-286237DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2020.110381ISI: 000584360100002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85091088100OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-286237DiVA, id: diva2:1503473
Note
QC 20201124
2020-11-242020-11-242022-06-25Bibliographically approved