Abstract
The effective synthesis of highly concentrated and stable spherical silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) enclosed within microdomains formed by the Ag-NP induced self-assembly of zwitterionic surfactants is described. In this paper, the rapid and efficient synthesis of dispersed and stable Ag-NPs in zwitterionic surfactants, such as 3-(nonyldimethylammonio)- or 3-(decyldimethyl-ammonio)-propyl sulfate (C9- or C10-APSO4) that self-assemble in the presence of the Ag-NPs to form microdomains akin to microemulsions (ME) without the need of any organic solvent, co-surfactant or polymer is presented. Essentially all (>99.9%) of the synthesized Ag-NPs (TEM diameter 16.8 ± 4.3 nm) were incorporated and dispersed within the ME microdomains (213.5 ± 48.0 nm). A mechanism for formation of ME and its enclosing of the Ag-NPs in the ME is proposed. This journal is
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 34161-34166 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | RSC Advances |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 56 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 Sep 15 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Chemical Engineering(all)