Free Reducing Agent, One Pot, and Two Steps Synthesis of Ag@SiO[2] Core-shells using Microwave Irradiation

Abstract

In this work a new method for the fabrication of Ag@SiO[2] nanoparticles have been proposed that is completely different from Stober method. Ag nanoparticles were synthesized using microwave irradiation. polyvinylpyrrolidone was used as stabilizer and capping agent, 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane as functionalizer of silver particles in fully ethanol solution. The Ag nanoparticles were used subsequently without any subtraction and treatment in the preparation of Ag@SiO[2] core-shell nanoparticles. UV-Vis spectroscopy shows a characteristic plasmon peak at 400 nm and 430 nm for Ag nanoparticles and Ag@SiO[2] coreshells. Transmission electron microscope images show that Ag nanoparticles have the average size of 10 nm. It is also depicted that SiO[2] shell structure was formed uniformly with the average size of 10 nm. The application of 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane in the preparation of core-shells yields single Ag core structure.