Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using sunlight

Bhaduri, Gaurav A. ; Little, Ross ; Khomane, Ramdas B. ; Lokhande, Suhas U. ; Kulkarni, Bhaskar D. ; Mendis, Budhika G. ; Siller, Lidija (2013) Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using sunlight Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 258 . pp. 1-9. ISSN 1010-6030

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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2013.02.015

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are currently among the most widely used man-made nanomaterials, present in a huge range of consumer products. Here we report a simple ‘green’ method of AgNP synthesis of using an anionic surfactant without use of any additional reducing agents. It was observed that synthesis of AgNPs at room temperature (25–35 °C) using sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and sunlight. The nanoparticles have been characterised using high-resolution transmission electron spectroscopy (HRTEM), UV–vis spectrophotometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and are found to have an average diameter of 30 nm. The nanoparticles are water soluble and the nature of the process is amenable to scaling up.

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Keywords:Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate; Silver Nanoparticles; Photochemistry; XPS
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