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Preparation of triethylamine stabilized silver nanoparticles for low-temperature sintering

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In this article, silver nanoparticles were synthesized by chemical reduction from silver nitrate using triethylamine as the protecting and reducing agents simultaneously. The average size of the silver nanoparticles was about 2.10–4.65 nm, which allowed low-temperature sintering of the metal. X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and energy dispersive spectrometric (EDS) analysis results indicate that silver nitrate has been converted to silver nanoparticles completely. Using a 20 wt% silver nanoparticles suspension with thermal treatment at 150 °C, silver films with a resistivity of 8.09 × 10−5 Ω cm have been produced, which is close to the resistivity of bulk silver.

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The financial support provided by the National Science Council (Taiwan, ROC) through project NSC-99-2120-M-006-009 is greatly appreciated.

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    Jung-Tang Wu & Steve Lien-Chung Hsu

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Wu, JT., Hsu, S.LC. Preparation of triethylamine stabilized silver nanoparticles for low-temperature sintering. J Nanopart Res 13, 3877–3883 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-011-0341-z

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