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Synthesis of perfect silver nanocubes by a simple polyol process

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In this work, we report on silver nanocubes with perfect shape prepared by a simple poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)-directed polyol synthesis process. The effects of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)/AgNO3ratio R and reaction temperature T on the morphology and size of the products were investigated. Ag nanocubes with an average edge length of 230 nm were obtained successfully with sharp edges and corners under a precise synthesis condition of R = 1 and T = 150 °C. The optical properties of Ag nanocubes show an attractive plasma resonance red-shift with size in a wide spectra region. The growth mechanism of the Ag nanocubes is proposed to be thermodynamically and kinetically controlled.

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  1. National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People’s Republic of China

    Jiejun Zhu

  2. Department of Applied Physics, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, 210009, People’s Republic of China

    Jiejun Zhu

  3. National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People’s Republic of China

    Caixia Kan

  4. Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaoguang Zhu

  5. National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People’s Republic of China

    Jian-guo Wan, Min Han, Yue Zhao, Baolin Wang & Guanghou Wang

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Zhu, J., Kan, C., Zhu, X. et al. Synthesis of perfect silver nanocubes by a simple polyol process. Journal of Materials Research 22, 1479–1485 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2007.0222

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