title: Laser-fabricated castor oil-capped silver nanoparticles.
abstract: Silver nanoparticles were fabricated by ablation of a pure silver plate immersed in castor oil. A Nd:YAG-pulsed Q-switch laser with 1064-nm wavelength and 10-Hz frequency was used to ablate the plate for 10 minutes. The sample was characterized by ultraviolet-visible, atomic absorption, Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopies, and transmission electron microscopy. The results of the fabricated sample showed that the nanoparticles in castor oil were about 5-nm in diameter, well dispersed, and showed stability for a long period of time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zamiri
authors.forename: Azmi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zakaria
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abbastabar
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Darroudi
authors.forename: Mohd Shahril
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Husin
authors.forename: Mohd Adzir
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mahdi
mesh_terms: D002368:Castor Oil / Q000737:chemistry*; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D010316:Particle Size; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D012834:Silver; D002368:Castor Oil