Slow-growth electrodeposition dimensionally uniform metal nano- and microparticles

4 Slow-growth electrodeposition dimensionally uniform metal nano- and microparticles 

In metal particle growth experiments, the slow growth strategy shown to be effective in Brownian Dynamics simnlations can be implemented nsing a two-step procedure (18,29, 31). 

Metal nanoparticle/nanowire growth solutions and potentials  

Material Plating solution(s)/comments Growth potentiaF References 

Silver 1-5 mM Ag+ in 0.10-0.30 M NaF (pH 5), NaCHjCOO (pH 6.5), NaNOj (pH = 1-2), and/or Na2S04 (pH = 1-2) Silver nanoparticles have also been obtained from acetontrile solutions containing 1 mM AgC104 and 0.1 M LiC104 Nanowire growth (in aqueous solutions only) is promoted by the addition of saccharine (1 mM). Of the metals listed here, silver presents the most difficulties for synthesizing nanowires -180 to -60 mV vs. Ag /Ag+ (18,29,31, 37,40) 

---