Research Article
Zinc-Salt-Mediated Synthesis, Growth Kinetic, and Shaped Evolution of Silver Nanoparticles
Table 1
Synthesis conditions for various shaped silver nanoparticles.
| Sample | PVP : AgNO3 (mole ratio) | ZnCl2 (mole %) | Temperature (oC) | Time (min) | Mean size | Polyol | Shape and figure ID (2a–l) |
| 1 | 0.5 | 10 | 180 | 75 | 48 nm | EG | Nanosphere (c) | 2 | 1.0 | 50 | 180 | 75 | 5–30 μm (length) 20–26 nm (diameter) | EG | Nanowire (h) | 3 | 0.3 | 50 | 180 | 75 | 20–50 μm (length) 33–42 nm (diameter) | EG | Nanowire (i) | 4 | 0.5 | 30 | 180 | 90 | Not determined | DEG | Nanowire and nanoparticles (g) | 5 | 1.0 | 150 | 180 | 90 | 82–131 nm (thickness) | DEG | Nanoflakes (e) | 6 | 2.0 | 150 | 180 | 90 | 60–110 nm (thickness) | DEG | Nanosheet (f) | 7 | 1.0 | 100 | 180 | 180 | Not determined | GL | Fluffy nanocake (k) | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 180 | 120 | 75–81 nm | EG | Quazi nanosphere (d) | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 180 | 120 | 41 nm | EG | Multiply twinned (a and b) | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 180 | 120 | 78–83 nm (diameter) 354–401 nm (length) | EG | Nanorod (j) | 11 | 1.0 | 300 | reflux | 90 | 110 nm | EG | Agglomerated Ag/ZnO nanocomposite (l) |
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