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Formation of Silver Nanowires Through a Sandwiched Reduction Process
Author(s) -
Xiong Y.,
Xie Y.,
Wu C.,
Yang J.,
Li Z.,
Xu F.
Publication year - 2003
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.200390092
Subject(s) - materials science , nanowire , ethylene glycol , steric effects , polymer , nanotechnology , pulmonary surfactant , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , engineering
A polymer‐surfactant‐assisted sandwiched reduction route to silver nanowires is described based on the sandwich organometallic compound (η 5 ‐C 5 H 5 ) 2 Fe, in which there is obvious steric hindrance when the iron atoms reduce silver cations to elemental silver (see Figure), leading to a preferred direction. The formation of nanowires occurs in a layered solution with the assistance of poly(ethylene glycol).