title: Facile synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticle/bis(o-phenolpropyl)silicone composites using a gold catalyst.
abstract: The generation of silver nanoparticle/bis(o-phenolpropyl)silicone composites have been facilitated by the addition of sodium tetrachloroaurate or gold(Ill) chloride (< 1 wt% of NaAuCl4 or AuCl3) to the reaction of silver nitrate (AgNO3) with bis(o-phenolpropyl)silicone [BPPS, (o-phenolpropyl)2(SiMe2O)n, n = 2,3,8,236]. TEM and FE-SEM data showed that the silver nanoparticles having the size of < 20 nm are well dispersed throughout the BPPS silicone matrix in the composites. XRD patterns are consistent with those for polycrystalline silver. The size of silver nanoparticles augmented with increasing the relative molar concentration of AgNO3 added with respect to BPPS. The addition of gold complexes (1-3 wt%) did not affect the size distribution of silver nanoparticles appreciably. In the absence of BPPS, the macroscopic precipitation of silver by agglomeration, indicating that BPPS is necessary to stabilize the silver nanoparticles surrounded by coordination.
authors: Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Korea.
authors: Sung-Hee
authors: SH
authors: Roh
authors: Hyeonsook
authors: H
authors: Cheong
authors: Do-Heyoung
authors: DH
authors: Kim
authors: Hee-Gweon
authors: HG
authors: Woo
authors: Byeong-Gweon
authors: BG
authors: Lee
authors: Kap-Seung
authors: KS
authors: Yang
authors: Bo-Hye
authors: BH
authors: Kim
authors: Honglae
authors: H
authors: Sohn
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010316:Particle Size; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones; D012834:Silver; D006046:Gold