Figures & data
Figure 1 The UV-vis absorption spectra of the colloidal Ag-NPs synthesized using glucose at different reaction times.
Abbreviations: Ag-NPs, silver nanoparticles; UV-vis, ultraviolet visible.
Figure 2 The typical TEM images and corresponding particles size distribution of Ag-NPs at different reaction times; A) S3 and B) S5.
Abbreviations: Ag-NPs, silver nanoparticles; TEM, transmission electron microscopy.
Figure 3 The XRD pattern of prepared Ag-NPs (S5).
Abbreviation: Ag-NPs, silver nanoparticles; Cps, Counts per second; XRD, X-ray diffraction
Figure 4 The AFM image of prepared Ag-NPs (S5).
Abbreviations: AFM, atomic force microscopy; Ag-NPs, silver nanoparticles; Ra, arithmetic mean of surface roughness; RMS, root mean square.
Scheme 1 Photography scheme of the colloidal silver nanoparticles synthesized in aqueous gelatin solution.
