Seed-mediated synthesis of silver nanocrystals with controlled sizes and shapes in droplet microreactors separated by air

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 50, 2013, Pages 15719-15725

  Zhang, Lei ^a,b   Wang, Yi ^a   Tong, Limin ^b   Xia, Younan ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED SIZE; DROPLET GENERATION; GLYCOLALDEHYDES; OXIDATIVE ETCHING; REACTION SOLUTIONS; SEED MEDIATED GROWTH; SILVER NANOCRYSTALS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DROPS; NANOCRYSTALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SILVER;

METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

AIR; CHEMISTRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

AIR; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SILVER;

EID: 84890653713     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la4040722     Document Type: Article

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