scholarly journals A Novel Discovery of Growth Process for Ag Nanowires and Plausible Mechanism

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiejun Zhu ◽  
Caixia Kan ◽  
Yaozheng Wu ◽  
Jianguo Wan ◽  
Min Han ◽  
...  

A novel growth process of silver nanowires was revealed by tracing the morphology evolution of Ag nanostructures fabricated by an improved polyol process. A mixture of Ag nanowires and nanoparticles was obtained with the usage of PVP-K25 (MW = 38,000). The products sampled at different reaction time were studied in detail using UV-visible absorption spectra and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). An interesting phenomenon unknown in the past was observed where Ag nanoparticles undergo an important dissolution-recrystallization process and Ag nanowires are formed at the expense of the preformed Ag nanoparticles. A plausible novel growth mechanism for the silver nanowires was proposed.

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 763
Author(s):  
Pejman Hajipour ◽  
Abbas Bahrami ◽  
Maryam Yazdan Mehr ◽  
Willem Dirk van Driel ◽  
Kouchi Zhang

This paper investigates the photocatalytic characteristics of Ag nanowire (AgNW)/TiO2 and AgNW/TiO2/graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites. Samples were synthesized by the direct coating of TiO2 particles on the surface of silver nanowires. As-prepared AgNW/TiO2 and AgNW/TiO2/GO nanocomposites were characterized by electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, UV/visible absorption spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images confirmed the successful deposition of TiO2 nanoparticles on the surface of AgNWs. The photocatalytic activity of synthesized nanocomposites was evaluated using Rhodamine B (RhB) in an aqueous solution as the model organic dye. Results showed that synthesized AgNW/TiO2/GO nanocomposite has superior photocatalytic activities when it comes to the decomposition of RhB.


2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 2163-2166
Author(s):  
Ming Yang ◽  
Guo Qing Zhou ◽  
Jiang Guo Zhao ◽  
Zhan Jun Li

Nanocubes, monodispersed nanocrystals and nanospheres of Au have been prepared by a simple reaction between HAuCl4·4H2O, NaOH and NH2OH·HCl in the presence of gelatin. The role of gelatin and the affection of pH in producing the nanoparticles of Au were discussed. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy. The sizes of the monodispersed nanocrystals of Au were estimated by Debye-Scherrer formula according to XRD spectrum.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1081 ◽  
pp. 161-164
Author(s):  
Xue Mei Li ◽  
Zheng Guan ◽  
Hong Ling Liu ◽  
Jun Hua Wu ◽  
Xian Hong Wang ◽  
...  

FeAu/ZnO nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by nanoemulsion process with the use of poly (ethylene glycol)-block-poly (propylene glycol)-block-poly (ethylene glycol) as the surfactant. The characterization of the FeAu/ZnO nanoparticles was performed using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, showing that the polymer-laced nanoparticles reveal high crystallinity, excellent dispersibility and well defined optical performance. The process of solvent dispersion-collection of FeAu/ZnO nanoparticles indicates that the nanoparticles possess good magnetic property for applications.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadana Shanmugam ◽  
Shanmugam Cholan ◽  
Natesan Kannadasan ◽  
Kannadasan Sathishkumar ◽  
G. Viruthagiri

Nanocrystals of ZnS have been synthesized through simple chemical precipitation method using thiourea as sulphur source. The synthesized products were annealed at different temperatures in the range of 200–800∘C. The as-synthesized and annealed samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Visible absorption (UV-Vis), and room temperature photoluminescence (PL) measurements. The morphological features of ZnS annealed at 200 and 500∘C were studied by atomic force microscope (AFM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) techniques. The phase transformation of ZnS and formation of ZnO were confirmed by thermogravimetric (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) curves.


Crystals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinfeng Liu ◽  
Yarong Gu ◽  
Qirui Wu ◽  
Xiaohong Wang ◽  
Lijuan Zhao ◽  
...  

In this work, we synthesized monodispersed CdSe quantum dots (QDs) by a microfluidic method and via a bulk reaction. The structures of the CdSe QDs were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The optical properties of the prepared CdSe QDs were determined using ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The CdSe QDs obtained by the microfluidic method have a faster crystal growth rate and a higher absolute photoluminescence quantum yield than those obtained via the bulk reaction. Additionally, we investigated the growth process of the CdSe QDs with increasing residence times.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Honghui Teng ◽  
Shukun Xu ◽  
Dandan Sun ◽  
Ying Zhang

Fe-doped TiO2nanotubes (Fe-TNTs) have been prepared by ultrasonic-assisted hydrothermal method. The structure and composition of the as-prepared TiO2nanotubes were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy. Their photocatalytic activities were evaluated by the degradation of MO under visible light. The UV-visible absorption spectra of the Fe-TNT showed a red shift and an enhancement of the absorption in the visible region compared to the pure TNT. The Fe-TNTs were provided with good photocatalytic activities and photostability and under visible light irradiation, and the optimum molar ratio of Ti : Fe was found to be 100 : 1 in our experiments.


2012 ◽  
Vol 502 ◽  
pp. 164-168
Author(s):  
Ling Xu ◽  
Han Mei Hu ◽  
Hai Yan Xu

Novel mace-like (wolf-teeth clubs) CdS nanostructures were successfully prepared on a large scale using CdCl2•2.5H2O and NH2CSNH2 as starting materials through a convenient mixed-solvothermal route. The as-synthesized products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy. The experimental results reveal that the morphology of CdS products was greatly affected by the volume ratio of anhydrous ethanol and distilled water. The possible mechanism for the formation of mace-like CdS nanostructures is simply discussed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 509 ◽  
pp. 220-229
Author(s):  
Xiu Yan Li ◽  
Jun Shen ◽  
Ai Du ◽  
Zhi Hua Zhang ◽  
Hui Yu Yang

A simple and clean route to synthesize nano-scale mesoporous silver-silica composite aerogels was described here. The composite aerogels were obtained by adding a silver colloid to an about-to-gel silica sol prepared and then dried in supercritical anhydrous ethyl alcohol. The silver colloid and composite aerogels with silver content of 0wt%, 0.5wt%, 1wt% and 3.5wt% were characterized by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and N2 Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). The results show that silver nanoparticles with size about 40nm are successfully impregnated into the spongy porous structure of silica. The surface area decreases from 845 to 443m2/g with the increase of silver content. And the nanoscopic surface and bulk properties of each component are retained in the solid composite.


2002 ◽  
Vol 01 (05n06) ◽  
pp. 437-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
HUI WANG ◽  
YINONG LU ◽  
JUNJIE ZHU

Cube-shaped CdS nanoparticles have been successfully prepared by a sonochemical method in an oil-in-water microemulsion. The product was characterized by using techniques including X-ray powder diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy. This microemulsion system in the presence of high-intensity ultrasound irradiation provides special conditions for the nucleation and growth of the CdS nanoparticles.


2007 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 239-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Li Zhang ◽  
Young Hwan Kim ◽  
Young Soo Kang

Core/shell structured TiO2/ZnO was synthesized in a basic aqueous solution through a simple hydrolyzing method. The powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy of the initial TiO2/ZnO powder showed diffraction peaks corresponding to the ZnO and TiO2 phase. The structure and thickness of ZnO shell (about 2.5 nm) coated TiO2 surface as thin layers or nanoclusters, depends upon the reactant concentration and the reaction time. The characteristics of the optical absorption were described by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy.


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