A simple approach to the synthesis of silver nanowires by hydrothermal process in the presence of gemini surfactant

Jian Xu; Jun Hu; Changjun Peng; Honglai Liu; Ying Hu

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2005.12.047

A simple approach to the synthesis of silver nanowires by hydrothermal process in the presence of gemini surfactant

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2006 Jun 15;298(2):689-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2005.12.047. Epub 2006 Jan 18.

Authors

Jian Xu¹, Jun Hu, Changjun Peng, Honglai Liu, Ying Hu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Lab for Advanced Materials, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China.

PMID: 16414058
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2005.12.047

Abstract

Silver nanowires were synthesized by the hydrothermal route in aqueous solution of gemini surfactant 1,3-bis(cetyldimethylammonium) propane dibromide (16-3-16) at a relatively low temperature. The as-prepared silver nanowires were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), electron diffraction (ED), and UV-vis absorption spectrum. The obtained silver nanowires are of high aspect ratios with an average diameter of approximately 30 nm and length ranging from several to tens of micrometers.