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Ionic‐Liquid‐Assisted Formation of Silver Nanowires
Author(s) -
Kim Tae Young,
Kim Won Jung,
Hong Seung Hyun,
Kim Jong Eun,
Suh Kwang S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200806379
Subject(s) - nanowire , ionic liquid , materials science , polyol , ionic bonding , nanotechnology , nanoscopic scale , chemical engineering , bar (unit) , nanoparticle , ion , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , meteorology , engineering , polyurethane
Abstract Down to the wire : A simple and effective method to synthesize silver nanowires through an ionic‐liquid‐assisted polyol process is developed (see scheme; scale bar=5 nm). The ionic liquids are tuned to provide the anisotropic growth of silver nanoparticles into nanowires.