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Facile fabrication of silver nanoplates via a solvothermal method

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This paper describes a simple solvothermal route to synthesize silver nanoplates by reduction of silver nitrate (AgNO3) with N,N-dimethylformamide. In this approach, ferric chloride (FeCl3) servers as the controlling agent, enabling the control over the concentration of free Ag+ ions in the solution. As the concentration of FeCl3 added to the reaction was increased, the morphologies of silver nanostructures evolved from triangular silver nanoplates to hexagonal silver nanoplates. The structures of these nanoplates were characterized by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy and electron diffraction. A possible mechanism is proposed to interpret the shape-controlled synthesis of silver nanostructures. Finally, our results suggest that this method provides a convenient way to prepare silver nanostructures with different morphologies.

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The authors would like to thank Analytical and Testing Center, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P. R. China, for the test of the samples. We gratefully thank Dr. Yongming Sun (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) for useful discussion.

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  1. Wuhan Institute of Marine Electric Propulsion, CSIC, Wuhan, 430064, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

    Dapeng Chen, Xingong Zhu & Gang Zhu

  2. State Key Laboratory of Plastic Forming Simulation and Die and Mould Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

    Dapeng Chen, Xueliang Qiao & Jianguo Chen

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Chen, D., Zhu, X., Zhu, G. et al. Facile fabrication of silver nanoplates via a solvothermal method. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 23, 625–630 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-011-0455-1

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