Journal
CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 10, Issue 6, Pages 1442-1447Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2010.05.010
Keywords
Arc discharge; Silver nanoparticles; Liquid media; Optical properties
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This paper presents a novel, inexpensive and one-step approach for synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) using arc discharge between titanium electrodes in AgNO3 solution. The resulting nanoparticles were characterized using UV-Vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Silver nanoparticles of 18 nm diameter were formed during reduction of AgNO3 in plasma discharge zone. Optical absorption spectroscopy of as prepared samples at 15 A arc current in AgNO3 solution shows a surface plasmon resonance around 410 nm. It was found that sodium citrate acts as a stabilizer and surface capping agent of the colloidal nanoparticles. SEM images exhibit the increase of reduced nanoparticles in 6 min arc duration compared with 1 min arc duration. TEM image of the sample prepared at 6 min arc duration shows narrow size distribution with 18 nm mean particle size. Antibacterial activities of silver nanoparticles were investigated at the presence of Escherichia coli (E-coli) bacteria. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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