A wet chemistry method for the construction of silver nanosandwichs using laponite clays

    Authors

    H. Carias; M. Marquez;F. E. Hernandez

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol.

    Keywords

    plasmon; metal nanostructures; nanocircuits; metal nanoparticle; NANODISKS; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Materials; Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied; Physics, Condensed Matter

    Abstract

    Herein, we report a method for the construction of new silver nanostructures in aqueous solution with potential applications as nanocapacitors. A synthetic clay composed of disk-shaped particles of approximately 30 nm in diameter and 1 nm thickness, called laponite, was treated with activated Ag solution and allowed to react overnight to form silver nanodisks on each face of the clay in a sandwich assembly. The products of this reaction were analyzed by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

    Volume

    7

    Issue/Number

    7

    Publication Date

    1-1-2007

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    2331

    Last Page

    2334

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000246347700017

    ISSN

    1533-4880

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