Preparation of Silver Nanostructures from Bicontinuous Microemulsions

Figure 1

Partial phase diagrams at 70°C for mixtures of toluene, 0.5 M AgNO₃ aqueous solution, and AOT/SDS weight ratios of 2.5/1 (D) and 3/1 (E). The one-phase microemulsion region is denoted by 1𝜙. The nondetermined (ND) regions were not examined because they are not interesting for the present work. Lines A, B, and C, indicate the compositions along which electrical conductivity measurements were performed. Solid triangle shows the composition where the precipitation reactions were made.