Size-controlled and optical properties of monodispersed silver nanoparticles synthesized by the radiolytic reduction method

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 7880-7896

  Saion, Elias ^a   Gharibshahi, Elham ^a   Naghavi, Kazem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Absorption maxima; Conduction band; Particle size; Radiolytic synthesis; Shell model; Silver nanoparticles; Theory of metal nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SCAVENGER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NITRATE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; NANOANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; QUANTUM THEORY; QUANTUM YIELD; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; RADIOLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; GAMMA RADIATION;

2-PROPANOL; GAMMA RAYS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SILVER; SILVER NITRATE;

EID: 84876328267     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14047880     Document Type: Article

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