Chemical Wet Synthesis and Characterization of Copper-Silver Nanoparticles

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ZOBAČ Ondřej SOPOUŠEK Jiří VYKOUKAL Vít BURŠÍK Jiří ROUPCOVÁ Pavla

Year of publication 2015
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference 6th International Conference NANOCON November 5th - 7th 2014
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Faculty of Science

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Web NANOCON 2014
Field Physical chemistry and theoretical chemistry
Keywords Nanoalloys; TEM; DLS; CALPHAD
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Description AgCu nanoparticles (NPs) of near-eutectic composition were prepared by various route of wet synthesis. Nanoparticles suspended in nonpolar solvents were prepared by solvothermal synthesis from metallo-organic precursors. AgCu colloids in aqueous solution were obtained by hydride reduction of Ag and Cu nitrates under action of different stabilization substances. The different surface stabilizing agents were used. Chemical characterisations of as-synthesized AgCu NPs were done using inductively-coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The optical properties of nanoparticles were monitored using UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The size of colloid nanoparticles was measured by both dynamic light scattering (DLS) and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) method in some extra cases. Zeta potential of AgCu colloids was measured by electrophoretic method. Size and shape of metal core of nanoparticles and morphology of aggregates were investigated by electron microscopy (SEM, TEM and HRTEM), the thermal properties of AgCu nanoparticles were evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and temperature controlled X-ray diffraction method (t-XRD). Mass loss under heating inside inert and air was monitored by thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA). The fraction of organic matter was deduced from ICP-OES analysis and compared to TGA mass loss. The adsorption maxima in UV-Vis region were occurred. Hydrodynamic size of AgCu NPs measured by DLS was compared with the metallic core size obtained by electron microscopy. The morphologies of aggregates were observed as well as the phase transformation (t-XRD) that undergoes at heating to liquid temperature (DSC). The obtained results were compared with respect to perspective use.
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