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A Rapid Prototyping Approach to Ag Nanoparticle Fabrication in the 10–100 nm Range
Author(s) -
Liao W.S.,
Yang T.,
Castellana E. T.,
Kataoka S.,
Cremer P. S.
Publication year - 2006
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.200600589
Subject(s) - materials science , dispersity , nanoparticle , fabrication , nanotechnology , particle (ecology) , particle size , range (aeronautics) , rapid prototyping , chemical engineering , composite material , polymer chemistry , medicine , oceanography , alternative medicine , pathology , geology , engineering
A simple, inexpensive, and rapid method for making metal nanoparticles ranging in size between 10 and 100 nm is demonstrated. The process can be completed in approximately 11 min by making a thin supported TiO 2 film on glass for use as a photocatalyst and employing an alumina membrane as a template (see figure). The nanoparticle array formed on the TiO 2 surface is nearly monodisperse and the particle surface density is uniform over large areas.