Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 15, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12152681
Keywords
silver nanowires; halogen ions; aspect ratio; surface adsorption; density functional theory
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51874101]
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In this study, the regulation of aspect ratio of silver nanowires (AgNWs) in the ethylene glycol system by halogen ions was investigated. The co-addition of Br- and Cl- resulted in AgNWs with the highest aspect ratio of 1031. Surface analysis and density functional theory calculations indicated that the co-addition of Br- and Cl- enhanced the preferential growth of Ag(111) crystal plane. The results provide new insights into the morphology and size evolution during the preparation of AgNWs in the ethylene glycol system.
The controllable preparation of silver nanowires (AgNWs) with a high aspect ratio is key for enabling their applications on a large scale. Herein, the aspect ratio regulation of AgNWs mediated by halogen ion composition in ethylene glycol system was systematically investigated and the size evolution mechanism is elaborately understood. The co-addition of Br- and Cl- results in AgNWs with the highest aspect ratio of 1031. The surface physicochemical analysis of AgNWs and the density functional theory calculations indicate that the co-addition of Br- and Cl- contributes to the much-enhanced preferential growth of the Ag(111) crystal plane. At the same time, when Cl- and Br- coexist in the solution, the growth of the Ag(100) crystal plane on the AgNWs was restrained compared with that in the single Cl- system. Resultantly, the enhanced growth of Ag(111) and the inhibited growth of Ag(100) contribute to the formation of AgNWs with a higher aspect ratio in the Cl-Br mixed solution. The results can provide new insights for understanding the morphology and size evolution during the AgNWs preparation in ethylene glycol system.
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