Modeling of core-shell silver nanoparticles in nanostructured sol-gel thin films

Silver nanoparticles were obtained by UV radiation of silica films containing Ag+ ions. 2d-hexagonal nanostructured solgel thin films were prepared by dip-coating method using the non-ionic diblock copolymer Brij58 to produce channels into the film, which house the silver nanoparticles. An absorptio...

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Autores: Valverde Aguilar, Guadalupe, Renteria Tapia, Victor, García Macedo, Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:México
Institución:Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital del IPN
OAI Identifier:oai:www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx:123456789/10653
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/132
http://www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx/handle/123456789/10653
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:core-shell
surfactant
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Sumario:Silver nanoparticles were obtained by UV radiation of silica films containing Ag+ ions. 2d-hexagonal nanostructured solgel thin films were prepared by dip-coating method using the non-ionic diblock copolymer Brij58 to produce channels into the film, which house the silver nanoparticles. An absorption band located at 438 nm was detected; it corresponds to the surface plasmon resonance. High resolution transmission electronic microscopy measurements show core−shell structures of silver−silver oxide nanoparticles in these sol−gel silica films. These optical properties were modeled and well fitted with the Gans theory considering refractive index higher than the one coming from host matrix. This index is explained because the silver oxide shell modifies the local surrounding medium of the metallic nanoparticles and therefore plays an important role in the optical properties of the films.