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http://dx.doi.org/10.3740/MRSK.2014.24.11.578

Morphology and Formation Mechanism of Sn Nanoparticles Synthesized by Modified Polyol Process at Various pH Values  

Shin, Yong Moo (Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology)
Lee, Jong-Hyun (Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology)
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Korean Journal of Materials Research / v.24, no.11, 2014 , pp. 578-584 More about this Journal
Abstract
To synthesize Sn nanoparticles (NPs) less than 30 nm in diameter, a modified polyol process was conducted at room temperature using a reducing agent, and the effects of different pH values of the initial solutions on the morphology and size of the synthesized Sn NPs were analyzed. tin(II) 2-ethylhexanoate, diethylene glycol, sodium borohydride, polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), and sodium hydroxide were used as a precursor, reaction medium, reducing agent, capping agent, and pH adjusting agent, respectively. It was found by transmission electron microscopy that the morphology of the synthesized Sn NPs varied according to the pH of the initial solution. Moreover, while the size decreased to 11.32 nm with an increase up to 11.66 of the pH value, the size increased rapidly to 39.25 nm with an increase to 12.69. The pH increase up to 11.66 dominantly promoted generation of electrons and increased the amount of initial nucleation in the solution, finally inducing the reduced-size of the Sn particles. However, the additional increase of pH dominantly induced a decrease of PVP by neutralization, which resulted in acceleration of the agglomeration by collisions between particles.
Keywords
Sn nanoparticle; modified polyol synthesis; pH; PVP; particle size;
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