Publication Date:
2011-04-08
Description:
Silver nanoparticles were prepared by pulsed wire discharge (PWD) using silver wire in deionized water at various relative energy ( K ) from 10 to 98, which is ratio of the charged energy of the capacitor in the electrical circuit to the vaporization energy of the wire. From energy deposition calculated by the measured voltage and current waveforms, deposited energy of the wire was increased with increasing K . From X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, prepared nanoparticles were phase identified as silver. From transmission electron microscopy observations, the shape of prepared silver nanoparticles were spherical and the median particle diameter ( D 50 ) and the geometric standard deviation ( σ g ) were calculated from the particle distribution. D 50 was decreased from 34 to 19 nm with increasing K . The particle size in prepared by PWD in liquid media can be controlled by K .
Print ISSN:
1757-8981
Electronic ISSN:
1757-899X
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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