title: Efficient synthesis and structural characterization of silver nanoparticle/ bis(o-phenolpropyl)silicone composites.
abstract: Silver nanoparticle/bis(o-phenolpropyl)silicone composites have been synthesized by the reduction of silver nitrate with bis(o-phenolpropyl)silicone BPPS [(o-phenolpropyl)2(SiMe2O)n, n = 2, 3, 8, 236]. TEM and FE-SEM data clearly show that the silver nanoparticles with the size of < 20 nm are well dispersed throughout the BPPS matrix in the composites. XRD patterns are consistent with those for multicrystalline silver. The size of silver nanoparticles increased with increasing the relative molar concentration of silver salts added. It was found that in the absence of BPPS, most of the silver nanoparticles undergo macroscopic precipitation by agglomeration, indicating that BPPS is essential to stabilize the silver nanoparticles.
authors: Alan G. MacDiarmid Energy Research Institute (AMERI) and Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC), and Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea.
authors: Myoung-Hee
authors: MH
authors: Kim
authors: Hee-Gweon
authors: HG
authors: Woo
authors: Byeong-Gweon
authors: BG
authors: Lee
authors: Do-Heyoung
authors: DH
authors: Kim
authors: Kap-Seung
authors: KS
authors: Yang
authors: Bo-Hye
authors: BH
authors: Kim
authors: Yeong-Joon
authors: YJ
authors: Park
authors: Young Chun
authors: YC
authors: Ko
authors: Sung-Hee
authors: SH
authors: Roh
authors: Honglae
authors: H
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