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Large-scale synthesis of silver nanowires and platinum nanotubes

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Silver nanowires have been synthesized by ethylene glycol reduction of silver nitrate with the assistance of polyvinyl pyrrolidone and sodium sulfide in a large scale. By adjusting the reaction temperature and Na2S content, silver nanowires with lengths up to 3−4 μm can be achieved in high yield. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), selected areas electron diffraction (SAED), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) have been employed to characterize silver nanowires. Platinum nanotubes with length about 3 μm can be prepared using as-prepared silver nanowires as sacrificial templates. Platinum nanotubes were characterized by TEM, SAED, and HRTEM.

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This work is supported by the Natural Scientific Foundation for Universities in Jiangsu Province (08KJB150007), the Foundation of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Precious Metals Chemistry and Engineering (SYGK0712), and the Natural Scientific Foundation of Jiangsu Teachers University of Technology (KYY08023).

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    Zhongchun Li, Mingyun Guan, Quanfa Zhou & Tongming Shang

  2. School of Chemistry and Environment Engineering, Jiangsu Teachers University of Technology, Changzhou, 213001, People’s Republic of China

    Zhongchun Li, Aijun Gu, Mingyun Guan, Quanfa Zhou & Tongming Shang

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Li, Z., Gu, A., Guan, M. et al. Large-scale synthesis of silver nanowires and platinum nanotubes. Colloid Polym Sci 288, 1185–1191 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-010-2249-z

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