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Abstract
Ordered aggregates including nanosized silver particles (d = 6.0 ± 1.5 nm and d = 2.5 ± 0.5 nm) stabilized by cholesterol and thiocholesterol forming from metal sols and by cooling from the isotropic state are obtained. The composition, morphology and structure of the aggregates are determined by FTIR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and electronic diffraction. The optical properties of the silver–thiocholesterol and silver–cholesterol systems are studied.
Acknowledgment
The authors are very grateful Dr. S. S. Abramchuk for TEM measurements.
The work is financially supported by Russian Foundation of Basic Research (grants N 08-03-00798 and 11-03-00506).
