Silver Nanoparticles by PAMAM-Assisted Photochemical Reduction of Ag(+)

S Kéki; J Török; G Deák; L Daróczi; M Zsuga

doi:10.1006/jcis.2000.7011

Silver Nanoparticles by PAMAM-Assisted Photochemical Reduction of Ag(+)

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2000 Sep 15;229(2):550-553. doi: 10.1006/jcis.2000.7011.

Authors

S Kéki¹, J Török, G Deák, L Daróczi, M Zsuga

Affiliation

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, H-4010, Hungary

PMID: 10985835
DOI: 10.1006/jcis.2000.7011

Abstract

The photochemical synthesis of Ag(0) nanoparticles in the presence of amino- and carboxylate-terminated PAMAM dendrimers is reported. The formation of Ag(0) nanoparticles was followed spectrophotometrically and by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). According to TEM investigations Ag(0) nanoparticles with the average size of about 7 nm in diameter were produced. Based on the present investigation a possible mechanism for the Ag(0) nanoparticles formation is proposed. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.