Review Article

“Green” Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles by Sonoelectrochemical and Sonogalvanic Replacement Methods

Table 1

Conditions of the sonoelectrochemical synthesis of metal nanoparticles (MNPs).

MNPsPrecursorsSurfactantiсathode, mA·cm−2 or EUltrasonic frequency (kHz)Ultrasonic powerλmax (nm)Particle size (nm)Refs.


CuNPsCuSO4 + H2SO4PVP (10000)50–20020, τ(US)on = 5 s τ(US)off = 3 s40 W15–900[30]
CuSO4 + H2SO4PVA (100000)20, τ(US)on = 0.25 s, τ(US)off = 0.3 s589, 616, 6268.5 ± 1.5 in dendrite[31]
CuSO4 + H2SO4PVP (8000–35000)500–100022∼100[32]
CuSO4 + H2SO4PVP (4000)480, τon = 0.25 s, τoff = 0.25 s20, τ(US)on = 0.1 s, τ(US)off = 0.15 s58925–60[33]

AgNPsAgNO3NTA50, τon = 0.3 s, τoff = 0.6 s60 W·cm−2413Nanorods, Φ = 10–20[34]
AgNO3EDTA4050100 WΦ = 80, >15 μm long[35]
AgNO3NTA50, τon = 0.6 s, τoff = 0.6 sτ(US)on = 0.3 s, τ(US)off = 0.9 s750 W5 ± 2, 60 ± 30, 75 ± 25[36]
Ag3C6H5O7 + NaAcHAcPVP (40000)70, τon = 3 s, τoff = 3 s20, τ(US)on = 3 s, τ(US)off = 3 s41020–25[37]
Sacrificial silver anode in HClWithout stabilizerAg electrode was cycled in 0.1 M HCl −0.3…+0.3 V20100 W4102–20[38]
AgClO4PVP (49000)CV, 0.25–2.004050 W415–4267–10[39]
AgNO3SDS20, τon = 0.3 s, τoff = 0.9 sτ(US)on = 0.3 s, τ(US)off = 0.6 s100 W·cm−2401, 418∼20[40]
Sacrificial silver anodeNaPACV 50 mV·s−1, E from 1.0 to −1.0 V2240–62.5 W·dm−35004–30[41]
Sacrificial silver anodeRhamnolipidCV 50 mV·s−1, E from +1.0 to −1.0 V2240–62.5 W·dm−34151–3[42]

AuNPsH[AuCl4]MPEO/PVP−850 …−1300 mV;τon = 10–20 ms, τoff = 200–300 ms27520; 5505–35[43]
H[AuCl4] + KNO3Without stabilizer16,320, τ(US)on = τ(US)off = 0.5 s20 W500–55610–100[44]
Sacrificial gold anode in HClWithout stabilizer0.2, 0.4, and 0.6 V20100 W2–15[45]
Sacrificial gold anodeChORC, from −0.28 to +1.22 V20100 W520–5335 ± 2[46]
522, 53112[47]
522, 53015[48]
CTABORC, from −0.28 to +1.22 V20100 W518, 5215[49]

PdNPsPdCl2CTAB8…13, τon = τoff = 5…10 s2020–80, 120 W·cm−25–13[50]
H2[PdCl4] + KNO3CTAB, PVP25, τon = τoff = 0.5 s20, τ(US)on = 0.3 s, τ(US)off = 0.7 s20 W7[51]

PtDPNsH2[PtCl6] + KNO3PVP (40000), SDS10, τon = 1.0 s, τoff = 0.5 s20, τ(US)on = 0.3 s, τ(US)off = 1.5 s20 WNanodendrites with primary NPs 2.5 ± 0.5[52]

PtNPsK2[PtCl4] + NaCl50, τon = 0.3 s, τoff = 0.6 s20, τ(US)on = 0.3 s, τ(US)off = 0.6 s70 W11–15[53]
FeNPsSacrificial iron anodeTHF, (C4H9)4NBr16200 on cathode; 20 kHz on horn1.5 W·cm−2 cathode; 50 W·cm−2 horn∼29, ∼18, ∼7[54]
FeCl24–2404Nanodendrites with crystallites 10–100[55]

NiNPsNiSO4 + NH4Cl + H3BO3 + C6H8O72000 A·m−2
τon = 1–1000 ms, τoff = 100–1000 ms
20, τ(US)on = 100–1000 ms50 W·cm−250[56]
WNPsNa2WO4 + FeSO4 + Na3C6H5O7 + C6H8O77·104 A·m−210 Hz and the dead time of 0.09 s500 kW·m−2∼30[57]
MgNPsRMgCl + AlCl3 in THFTHF, DBDG4.5 ± 0.5[58]
AlNPsAlCl3 + LiAlH4 in THFTHF100 mAcm−2, τon = 600 s, τoff = 60 s20, τ(US)on = 240 ms76 W10–20[59]