Journal of Materials Science

, Volume 46, Issue 3, pp 839–845 | Cite as

A green method for synthesis of silver nanodendrites

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Abstract

A simple, green method was developed for the synthesis of silver nanodendrites by an aqueous chemical route. This method involves the reduction of silver nitrate with absolute alcohol using polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) as the surfactant. UV–vis absorption spectra, X-ray diffraction patterns (XRD) and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) suggest the formation of Ag nanoparticles. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show the shape and sizes of the nanoparticles. During the synthesis, it was found that the morphology and size distribution of the as-prepared silver nanoparticles varied with the concentration of the precursor metal salts, reaction time and surfactant ratios. The formation mechanism of Ag nanodendrites was determined based on the investigation of the above reaction parameters. Simple methods, nontoxic chemicals and environmentally benign solvents make this synthesis ideally suited for industrial production.

Keywords

Green method Silver Nanodendrites Chemical reduction 
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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful for the financial support provided by the National Science Foundation of China (50701016) and the Foundation of Education Department of Henan Province (2007150008, 2008B150003). We are also grateful to James Goebl at University of California, Riverside for the assistance in text revision.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of EducationHenan UniversityKaifengPeople’s Republic of China

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