Research Article

High Current Density Chronopotentiometric Electrosynthesis and SEM Characterization of Hexanethiol-Monolayer-Protected Silver Planar Nanotriangles (Ag@C6SH)

Table 4

Orthogonal L8 array design and average particle size of electrosynthesized Ag@C6SH NCs.

TrialCurrent density (A·cm−2)Time (Min)Distance (mm)Thiol conc. (mM)Solvent ratioTemp. (°C)NaBH4  (w/v%)Average size (nm)

10.515Min.1050 : 5055040 (10)
20.515Min.2070 : 3075143 (4)
30.530Max.1050 : 5075130 (4)
40.530Max.2070 : 3055035 (6)
50.915Max.1070 : 3055139 (7)
60.915Max.2050 : 5075044 (5)
70.930Min.1070 : 3075041 (4)
80.930Min.2050 : 5055137 (5)