title: Speedy fabrication of diameter-controlled Ag nanowires using glycerol under microwave irradiation conditions.
abstract: Diameter-controlled Ag nanowires were rapidly fabricated (1 min) using inexpensive, abundant, and environmentally-friendly glycerol as both a reductant and solvent under non-stirred microwave irradiation conditions; no Ag particles were formed using conventional heating methods. The temperature and pressure of the reaction systems were monitored to investigate the role of microwaves in the assembly of nanowires.
authors.affiliation: Sustainable Technology Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, MS 443, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, USA.
authors.forename: Jiahui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kou
authors.forename: Rajender S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Varma
mesh_terms: D005990:Glycerol / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008872:Microwaves; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D012997:Solvents; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; D012834:Silver; D005990:Glycerol