Synthesis and properties of monometallic and bimetallic silver and gold nanoparticles

Xavier E. Guerrero-Dib, Ubaldo Ortiz-Médez, Selene Sepúlveda-Guzmán, Oxana V. Kharissova, Domingo Ferrer-Luppi, Miguel Jose-Yacaman

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Abstract

Synthesis of Au, Ag monometallic, and Au-Ag bimetallic nanoparticles have been synthesized by successive reduction of metal salts with ascorbic acid on prefabricated seeds in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (C 16H33)N(CH3)3Br (CTAB), as a cationic surfactant, is presented in this paper. This coverage method for the prefabricated seeds is uniform, although in some cases deviations from a spherical shape are observed with the formation of nanorods or nanoprisms. Results using high-resolution STEM-XEDS elemental mapping suggest that the actual distribution of the two metals within the multilayer spheres may involve partial alloying of the metals.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationColloidal Nanoparticles for Electronic Applications - Light Emission, Detection, Photovoltaics, and Transport
Pages92-96
Number of pages5
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2009 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Nov 30 2009Dec 4 2009

Publication series

NameMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume1207
ISSN (Print)0272-9172

Conference

Conference2009 MRS Fall Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period11/30/0912/4/09

Keywords

  • Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)
  • Multishell nanostructured particles
  • Nanoparticles
  • Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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