Shape-and size-controlled Ag nanoparticles stabilized by in situ generated secondary amines

E. Ramírez-Meneses, V. Montiel-Palma, M. A. Domínguez-Crespo, M. G. Izaguirre-López, E. Palacios-Gonzalez, H. Dorantes-Rosales

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Abstract

Silver amides such as AgNiPr2 and AgN(SiMe3)2 have been employed successfully as precursors for the yield synthesis of silver nanoparticles under mild conditions of dihydrogen gas reduction (2 atm) in organic media. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed the formation of silver nanoparticles with FCC structure, variously sized from 26 to 35 nm for AgNiPr2 and from 14 to 86 nm for AgN(SiMe3)2, the synthesis could take place in absence of added stabilizers due to the in situ formation of secondary amines from the reaction of dihydrogen gas with the amide ligands of the silver precursor. Indeed, the presence of HNR2 (R = iPr2, N(SiMe3)2) on the surface of the nanoparticle was confirmed by spectroscopic means. Finally, the addition of ethylenediamine as additional capping agent allowed not only the control of the structural characteristics of the resulting Ag nanoparticles (well-dispersed with spherical shape), but that regarding the nanoparticle size as it inhibited overgrowth, limiting it to ca. 25 nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S51-S61
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume643
Issue numberS1
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Jun 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ag nanoparticles
  • Amines
  • Chemical synthesis
  • Stabilizers

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