Journal article
Sonochemical synthesis of Au-Ag core-shell bimetallic nanoparticles
Sambandam Anandan, Franz Grieser, Muthupandian Ashokkumar
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C | AMER CHEMICAL SOC | Published : 2008
DOI: 10.1021/jp806960r
Abstract
Au-Ag bimetallic nanoparticles were prepared by the sonochemical co-reduction of Au(III) and Ag(I) ions in aqueous solutions. TEM images indicate that the co-reduction of Au(III) and Ag(I) produces bimetallic nanoparticles with a Au core-Ag shell morphology. It is suggested that the formation of core-shell morphology is due to the reduction order of the metal ions and the involvement of a polymer-Ag ion complex. © 2008 American Chemical Society.
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Funding Acknowledgements
The research described herein was supported by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Australia, the Australian Research Council funded Particulate Fluids Processing Centre and the Department of Science and Technology, India. S.A. thanks the University of Melbourne for the Visiting Academic appointment during May-July 2008.