Dendritic Nanostructures of Silver:  Facile Synthesis, Structural Characterizations, and Sensing Applications

• Published in: Langmuir Vol. 22; no. 10; pp. 4836 - 4842
• Main Authors: Wen, Xiaogang, Xie, Yu-Tao, Mak, Wing Cheung, Cheung, Kwan Yee, Li, Xiao-Yuan, Renneberg, Reinhard, Yang, Shihe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 09.05.2006
• Subjects: Chemistry; Colloidal state and disperse state; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Physical and chemical studies. Granulometry. Electrokinetic phenomena; Nitrogen heterocycle; Growth; Suspension; Transition metal; Nanostructure; Glucose; Surfactant; Zinc; Characterization; Surface enhanced scattering; Silver; Pyridine; Synthesis; Raman scattering; Six membered ring; Biosensor; Electrochemistry; Microparticle; Diameter; Nanocrystal

Silver nanodendrites are synthesized by a simple surfactant-free method using a suspension of zinc microparticles as a heterogeneous reducing agent. Structural characterizations suggest the preferential growth along 〈100〉 and 〈111〉 directions by oriented attachment of silver nanocrystals in the diff...