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Original Articles

Effect of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) on the Size, Shape, and Rate of Silver Nanoparticles Formation

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Pages 1655-1660 | Received 12 May 2010, Accepted 12 Jun 2010, Published online: 24 Oct 2011
 

Abstract

The kinetics of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) stabilized silver nanoparticles have been studied spectrophotometrically at 425 nm (λmax of silver sol) in the absence and presence of water soluble polymer (poly(vinyl alcohol); PVA). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, and viscosity measurements were used to determine the size, shape, and the size distribution of the silver nanoparticles. The reaction follows the same behavior with respect to [CTAB], [tri-sodium citrate], and [Ag+] in both the media indicating the silver nonoparticles were formed through the same reaction path. The sigmoid nature of the kinetic curves suggests an autocatalytic path in the growth of nanoparticles. The reaction rate is increased by increasing [CTAB]. The presence of PVA inhibits nucleation and retards the rate of particle growth, absorbance and size of the particles. Polymer-surfactant interactions were analyzed based on the viscosity of the reaction mixture.

Notes

a Values of rate constants in presence of PVA (=0.2 g dm−3) are given in parentheses.

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