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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis via Photochemical Reduction with Sodium Citrate.

Bogdan Pascu, Adina Negrea, Mihaela Ciopec, Narcis Duteanu, Petru Negrea, Lloyd A Bumm, Oana Grad mBuriac, Nicoleta Sorina Nemeş, Cătălina Mihalcea, Daniel Marius Duda-Seiman

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Bogdan PascuRenewable Energy Research Institute-ICER, Politehnica University of Timişoara, 138 Gavril Musicescu Street, 300501 Timişoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7658-5944
Adina NegreaFaculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University of Timişoara, Victoriei Square, No. 2, 300006 Timişoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7572-3703
Mihaela CiopecFaculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University of Timişoara, Victoriei Square, No. 2, 300006 Timişoara, Romania.
Narcis DuteanuFaculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University of Timişoara, Victoriei Square, No. 2, 300006 Timişoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5015-9306
Petru NegreaFaculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University of Timişoara, Victoriei Square, No. 2, 300006 Timişoara, Romania.
Lloyd A BummThe Center for Quantum Research and Technology, Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Oklahoma, 440 W Brooks St., Norman, OK 73019, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2301-8193
Oana Grad mBuriacRenewable Energy Research Institute-ICER, Politehnica University of Timişoara, 138 Gavril Musicescu Street, 300501 Timişoara, Romania.
Nicoleta Sorina NemeşRenewable Energy Research Institute-ICER, Politehnica University of Timişoara, 138 Gavril Musicescu Street, 300501 Timişoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2532-2893
Cătălina MihalceaNational Institute of Materials Physics, Laboratory of Atomic Structures and Defects in Advanced Materials, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
Daniel Marius Duda-SeimanDepartment of Cardiology, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, 2 Piața Eftimie Murgu, 300041 Timișoara, Romania.
Polytechnic University of Timişoara · RONational Institute of Materials Physics · ROUniversity of Oklahoma · USVictor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara · RO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to provide a simple and efficient photoassisted approach to synthesize silver nanoparticles, and to elucidate the role of the key factors (synthesis parameters, such as the concentration of TSC, irradiation time, and UV intensity) that play a major role in the photochemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles using TSC, both as a reducing and stabilizing agent. Concomitantly, we aim to provide an easy way to evaluate the particle size based on Mie theory. One of the key advantages of this method is that the synthesis can be "activated" whenever or wherever silver nanoparticles are needed, by premixing the reactants and irradiating the final solution with UV radiation. UV irradiance was determined by using Keitz's theory. This argument has been verified by premixing the reagents and deposited them in an enclosed space (away from sunlight) at 25 °C, then checking them for three days. Nothing happened, unless the sample was directly irradiated by UV light. Further, obtained materials were monitored for 390 days and characterized using scanning electron microscopy, UV-VIS, and transmission electron microscopy.

Indexed as

Metal NanoparticlesMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionSilverSodium CitrateUltraviolet RaysSilverSodium CitrateMie theorynanoparticle size estimationphotoassisted synthesissilver nanoparticles

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PMID36613702
PMCPMC9820713
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