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MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
卷 46, 期 3, 页码 384-389出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2010.12.001
关键词
Nanostructures; Alloys; Electron microscopy; Optical properties
资金
- University Grants Commission, New Delhi
Metallic and bimetallic nanoparticles of copper and silver in various proportions were prepared by microwave assisted chemical reduction in aqueous medium using the biopolymer, starch as a stabilizing agent. Ascorbic acid was used as the reducing agent. The silver and copper nanoparticles exhibited surface plasmon absorption resonance maxima (SPR) at 416 and 584 nm, respectively; while SPR for the Cu-Ag alloys appeared in between depending on the alloy composition. The SPR maxima for bimetallic nanoparticles changes linearly with increasing copper content in the alloy. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) showed monodispersed particles in the range of 20 +/- 5 nm size. Both silver and copper nanoparticles exhibited emission band at 485 and 645 nm, respectively. The starch-stabilized nanoparticles exhibited interesting antibacterial activity with both gram positive and gram negative bacteria at micromolar concentrations. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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