Straightforward, One-Step Synthesis of Alkanethiol-capped Silver Nanoparticles from an Aggregative Model of Growth

• Published in: Langmuir Vol. 29; no. 30; pp. 9291 - 9300
• Main Authors: Farrell, Zachary, Shelton, Cameron, Dunn, Caroline, Green, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 30.07.2013
• Subjects: Chemistry; Colloidal state and disperse state; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Physical and chemical studies. Granulometry. Electrokinetic phenomena; Silver; Synthesis; Growth; Nanoparticle; Alkanethiol; Transition metal; Models

Classical nucleation theory and Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, Overbeek (DLVO) theory for colloidal stability were applied to gain insight into the synthesis of dodecanethiol (DDT) functionalized silver nanoparticles (NPs) by reduction of silver nitrate with sodium borohydride in ethanol. This analysis...