synthesis of ag-au nanoparticles by galvanic replacement and their morphological studies by hrtem and computational modeling
;Manuel Ramos;Domingo A. Ferrer;Russell R. Chianelli;Victor Correa;Joseph Serrano-Matos;Sergio Flores
reproductive biology and endocrinology : rb&e2011Vol. 2011pp. -
170
ramos2011journalsynthesis
Abstract
Bimetallic nanoparticles are important because they possess catalytic and electronic properties with potential applications in medicine, electronics, and chemical industries. A galvanic replacement reaction synthesis has been used in this research to form bimetallic nanoparticles. The complete description of the synthesis consists of using the chemical reduction of metallic silver nitrite (AgNO3) and gold-III chloride hydrate (HAuCl) salt precursors. The nanoparticles display round shapes, as revealed by high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM). In order to better understand the colloidal structure, it was necessary to employ computational models which involved the simulations of HRTEM images.