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Synthesis of highly concentrated suspensions of silver nanoparticles by two versions of the chemical reduction method
Synthesis of highly concentrated suspensions of silver nanoparticles by two versions of the chemical reduction method
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2019
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Gakiya-Teruya M.
Palomino-Marcelo L.
Rodriguez-Reyes J.C.F.
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MDPI AG
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In spite of the widespread use of the chemical reduction method to obtain silver nanoparticles, the nanoparticle yield is often low due to a required addition of small volumes of diluted metal ions to a solution containing a reducer. Higher yields can be obtained following an alternative method, in which the reducer is added to a greater volume of silver ions in the solution. In this study, protocols for both methods are detailed and compared, using characterization tools such as UV-vis spectrometry, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and zeta potential measurements. By using this alternative method, the amount of silver in the solution is three times greater, and nanoparticles with a narrower size distribution are formed (between 6 and 70 nm in size). In contrast, the regular method produces particles of 3 and 100 nm. Zeta potential measurements indicate that the nanoparticles synthesized with the alternative method will be more stable than those from the regular method. © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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UV-VIS spectrometry,
Dynamic light scattering,
Frens method,
Silver nanoparticles