Methoxycarbonyl-terminated hyperbranched poly(amine-ester) as templates for synthesis of silver nanoparticles

Ruimin Sun, Hui Zhao*, Yunjun Luo, Yang Liu

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Abstract

Highly stable and spherical silver nanoparticles, stabilized by methoxycarbonyl-terminated hyperbranched poly(amine-ester) (HPAE-COOCH 3), were synthesized in water with reducing AgNO3/HPAE- COOCH3 using two methods, viz. NaBH4 and ultraviolet irradiation. HPAE-COOCH3 was found to play a key role in the formation of nanoparticles. UV-visible absorption, Transmission electron microscopic (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) had been used to study the structure and characterization of the silver nanoparticles. The absorption peaks of the silver nanoparticles appear at ∼420 nm in UV-visible absorption spectra; average particle size reduced by NaBH4 is ∼30 nm, which is ∼10 and ∼15 nm, respectively, when ultraviolet irradiation time is 12 and 24 h. FT-IR spectra confirm that there is strong interaction between silver nanoparticles and HPAE-COOCH3. And silver nanoparticles/HPAE-COOCH3 aqueous solution can keep stable for more than 3 months.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1133-1138
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Nanoparticle Research
Volume13
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2011

Keywords

  • Hyperbranched poly(amine-ester)
  • Silver nanoparticles
  • Template

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