title: Large-scale synthesis and self-organization of silver nanoparticles with Tween 80 as a reductant and stabilizer.
abstract: Tween 80 (polysorbate 80) has been used as a reducing agent and protecting agent to prepare stable water-soluble silver nanoparticles on a large scale through a one-pot process, which is simple and environmentally friendly. Silver ions can accelerate the oxidation of Tween 80 and then get reduced in the reaction process. The well-ordered arrays such as ribbon-like silver nanostructures could be obtained by adjusting the reaction conditions. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy confirms that ribbon-like silver nanostructures (approximately 50 nm in length and approximately 2 μm in width) are composed of a large number of silver nanocrystals with a size range of 2 to 3 nm. In addition, negative absorbance around 320 nm in the UV-visible spectra of silver nanoparticles has been observed, probably owing to the instability of nanosized silver colloids.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China. chenmeng@fudan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hui-Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: An-Qi
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sui
authors.forename: Dong-Jin
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen