The antibacterial action of silver is utilized in numerous consumer products and medical
devices. Metallic silver, silver salts, and also silver nanoparticles are used for this purpose …

The class of materials combining high electrical or thermal conductivity, optical transparency
and flexibility is crucial for the development of many future electronic and optoelectronic …

The influence of silver nanoparticle morphology on the dissolution kinetics in ultrapure water
as well as the biological effect on eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells was examined. Silver …

Nanocrystals are fundamental to modern science and technology. Mastery over the shape of
a nanocrystal enables control of its properties and enhancement of its usefulness for a given …

Essentially all of the Ag nanowires reported in the literature have sizes larger than 30 nm in
diameter. In this article, we report a simple and robust approach to the synthesis of Ag …

Silver nanowire (AgNW) networks are efficient as flexible transparent electrodes, and are
cheaper to fabricate than ITO (Indium Tin Oxide). Hence they are a serious competitor as an …

With the aim of preparing a high performance conductive ink, we sought to control the
surface chemistry of Cu nanoparticles so as to minimize surface oxidation. Specifically, the …

Chloride (Cl–) is often used together with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in the polyol synthesis
of Ag nanocubes. In the literature, shape control is attributed predominantly to the …

As the advanced functional materials, silver nanoparticles are potentially useful in various
fields such as photoelectric, bio-sensing, catalysis, antibacterial and other fields, which are …

This feature article reviews the synthesis and application of silver nanowires with the focus
on a polyol process that is capable of producing high quality silver nanowires with high …