Synthesis of flower-like silver nanoarchitectures at room temperature

Journal Article · Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Materials Research Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2009.01.017· OSTI ID:22029765

Lijun, Hong ^[1]; Hua, Lin; Yuan, Li ^[1]

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1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Education Ministry Key Laboratory on Luminescence and Real-Time Analysis, Southwest University, Tian Sheng Road, Chongqing 400715 (China)

Novel flower-like silver nanoarchitectures were synthesized via a facile and environmentally benign route in the presence of citric acid and ascorbic acid. The flower-like structures are composed of nano-petals of ca. 20 nm in thickness. The products were characterized with X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The growth mechanism of flower-like silver nanoarchitectures involves a film-fold process. Some crucial factors affect the nanocrchitectures growth, such as, pH, the concentration of citric acid, and the concentration of ascorbic acid, have also been discussed.

• OSTI ID: 22029765
• Journal Information: Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 44, Issue 6; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ASCORBIC ACID
CITRIC ACID
FILMS
FLOWERS
NANOSTRUCTURES
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SILVER
SYNTHESIS
THICKNESS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
X-RAY DIFFRACTION