Table 1 Designed Conditions for the Synthesis of Different-Sized Silver Nanoparticlesa [60]
From: Recent advances in synthetic methods and applications of silver nanostructures
Particle size | Silver nitrate (mol dm− 3) | Sodium borohydride (mol dm− 3) | Trisodium citrate (mol dm− 3) | Volume of reactants (ml) | pH | Temp. (Ta-Tb) (°C) | Yield (%) | Particle conc.(particles per ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1.00 × 10−03 | 2.00 × 10− 03 | 4.28 × 10− 03 | x48y2 | 10.5 | 60–90 | 78.2 | 1.03 × 1015 |
7 | 1.00 × 10−03 | 2.00 × 10− 03 | 3.55 × 10− 03 | x48y2 | 10.5 | 60–90 | 67.4 | 3.31 × 1014 |
10 | 1.17 × 10−03 | 2.00 × 10− 03 | 2.00 × 10− 03 | x48y2 | 10.5 | 60–90 | 82.3 | 1.53 × 1014 |
15 | 1.00 × 10−03 | 1.00 × 10− 03 | 1.06 × 10− 03 | x48y2 | 10.5 | 60–90 | 77.9 | 3.49 × 1013 |
20 | 1.00 × 10−03 | 1.00 × 10− 03 | 3.55 × 10− 03 | x48y2 | 10.5 | 60–90 | ~ 84 | 1.57 × 1013 |
30 | 4.00 × 10−03 | 1.00 × 10− 03 | 3.55 × 10− 03 | x45y5 | 10.5 | 60–90 | 70.5 | 1.71 × 1013 |
50 | 1.22 × 10−03 | 5.00 × 10− 03 | 2.00 × 10− 03 | x45y5 | 10.5 | 60–90 | 58.4 | 9.01 × 1011 |
63 | 2.00 × 10−03 | 5.00 × 10−03 | 3.54 × 10− 03 | x40y10 | 10.5 | 60–90 | ~ 61 | 7.25 × 1011 |
85 | 2.00 × 10−03 | 5.00 × 10− 03 | 1.77 × 10− 03 | x45y5 | 10.5 | 60–90 | 68.3 | 3.43 × 1011 |
100 | 2.00 × 10−03 | 5.00 × 10− 03 | 1.77 × 10− 03 | x40y10 | 10.5 | 60–90 | 64.6 | 1.99 × 1011 |