Microstructure and Surface Morphology of Nanocrystalline Silver Silicates

• Authors: S. Duhan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Microstructure and surface morphology of AgO nanocrystallites (25 nm) supported on SiO_2 and subjected to heat treatment in air up to 500C have been studied by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy measurements. It has been found that heating at 500C resulted in spreading of AgO over silica and formation of quasi two-dimensional amorphous phase (silicate precursor) exhibiting very weak band at 566 cm^{-1} have appeared in the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Nanocrystalline silver silicate of undefined structure formed at 300-500C.

Keywords

EN

61.46.Df; 61.46.Hk; 78.67.Bf

Discipline

• 78.67.Bf: Nanocrystals, nanoparticles, and nanoclusters
• 61.46.Df: Structure of nanocrystals and nanoparticles ("colloidal" quantum dots but not gate-isolated embedded quantum dots)
• 61.46.Hk: Nanocrystals

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 121
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 636-638

Dates

published

2012-03

received

2011-05-19

(unknown)

2012-01-06

Contributors

author

S. Duhan

• Materials Science Lab, Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, Sonepat-131039, India

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.121.636