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One-Pot Aqueous Synthesis of Fe and Ag Core/Shell Nanoparticles
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One-Pot Aqueous Synthesis of Fe and Ag Core/Shell Nanoparticles

Kyler J. Carroll, Daniel M. Hudgins, Steven Spurgeon, Kennneth M. Kemner, Bhoopesh Mishra, Maxim I. Boyanov, Lester W. Brown, Mitra L. Taheri and Everett E. Carpenter
Chemistry of materials, v 22(23), pp 6291-6296
14 Dec 2010

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Chemistry Chemistry, Physical Materials Science Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Physical Sciences Science & Technology Technology
This article investigates a facile one-pot method for the synthesis of Fe and Ag core/shell nanoparticles by aqueous reduction under ambient conditions. We have shown that the injection time of silver nitrate into a reaction vessel containing aqueous ferrous salt, sodium borohydride, and sodium citrate is a vital parameter for the precise control of a desired core/shell structure. For example, if silver nitrate is injected one minute after sodium borohydride is added to the reaction vessel, Ag will nucleate first followed by Fe, creating monodisperse Ag/Fe core/shell nanoparticles. In contrast, if the introduction time is prolonged to 5 min, Fe nanoparticles will nucleate followed by Ag producing Fe/Ag nanoparticles. The composition, morphology, and magnetic behavior were investigated by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and room-temperature vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). Fe/Ag core/shell nanoparticles with optical and magnetic functionality offer broad opportunities in medicine, catalysis, and chemical detection.

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