Advances of Ag, Cu, and Ag-Cu alloy nanoparticles synthesized via chemical reduction route

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Tan, Kim Seah ^a   Cheong, Kuan Yew ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alloy; Metal; pH; Reducing agent; Stabilizer; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING; BINARY ALLOYS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; PH; REDUCING AGENTS; REDUCTION; SILVER ALLOYS; STABILIZERS (AGENTS); SUPERCONDUCTING TAPES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE;

AG AND CU NANOPARTICLES; CATALYTIC PROCESS; CHEMICAL REDUCTION; CU NANO-PARTICLES; LOW TEMPERATURES; METAL SALT PRECURSORS; SURFACE REACTIVITY; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO;

COPPER ALLOYS;

ALCOHOL; ALLOY; ASCORBIC ACID; CETRIMIDE; COPPER NANOPARTICLE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; FORMALDEHYDE; GUM ARABIC; HYDRAZINE; MACROGOL; MERCAPTOSULFONIC ACID; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; POLYSORBATE 20; POVIDONE; SILVER CITRATE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NITRATE; SILVER PERCHLORATE; SILVER SULFATE; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STABILIZING AGENT; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID; THIOSALICYLIC ACID; TRIETHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ATOM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84874609225     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1537-1     Document Type: Review

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