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A Study of the Structure and Spectral Properties of Solutions and Ag/AgBr-Containing Composite Coatings on Glasses

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In this study, composite Ag/AgBr/Zn(NO3)2/PVP coatings are synthesized from solutions and their structure and luminescent properties are studied. It is shown that the luminescent properties of aqueous solutions and Ag/AgBr/Zn(NO3)2/PVP composite coatings formed from them are largely determined by the presence in the structure of materials of various small Agn (n < 5) molecular clusters. The formation of AgBr particles is accompanied by a change in the shape of the luminescence spectra, which indicates the evolution of the sizes and concentrations of various Agn molecular clusters when introducing bromide anions into the composition of materials.

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This study was financially supported by grant no. 20-19-00559 from the Russian Science Foundation.

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  1. St. Petersburg State Technological Institute (Technical University), 190013, St. Petersburg, Russia

    S. K. Evstrop’ev & A. S. Saratovskii

  2. AO Research and Production Corporation, Vavilov State Optical Institute, 192171, St. Petersburg, Russia

    S. K. Evstrop’ev & V. M. Volynkin

  3. ITMO University, 197101, St. Petersburg, Russia

    S. K. Evstrop’ev

  4. Grebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. S. Saratovskii

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Evstrop’ev, S.K., Saratovskii, A.S. & Volynkin, V.M. A Study of the Structure and Spectral Properties of Solutions and Ag/AgBr-Containing Composite Coatings on Glasses. Glass Phys Chem 48, 266–272 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1087659622040083

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