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Synthesis of nanometer‐scale silver crystallites via a room‐temperature electrostatic spraying process
Author(s) -
Hull Peter J.,
Hutchison John L.,
Salata Oleg V.,
Dobson Peter J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19970090511
Subject(s) - materials science , nanometre , crystallite , transmission electron microscopy , silver nanoparticle , high resolution transmission electron microscopy , nanotechnology , absorption (acoustics) , chemical engineering , characterization (materials science) , absorption spectroscopy , nanoparticle , thin film , spectroscopy , optoelectronics , analytical chemistry (journal) , optics , composite material , metallurgy , physics , engineering , chemistry , chromatography , quantum mechanics
Thin films of silver nanoparticles have been prepared by a room temperature electrospraying technique—the apparatus is shown schematically in the Figure. The characterization of the particles by optical absorption spectroscopy and high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy is described. The behavior is compared with theory and a tentative mechanism proposed for the reduction of the silver.