TY - GEN
T1 - Microwave assisted synthesis and characterization of silver/gold nanoparticles loaded carbon nanotubes
AU - Maepa, Charity
AU - Pillai, Sreejarani K.
AU - Ray, Suprakas Sinha
AU - Cele, Leskey
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Microwave assisted synthesis of nanostructured materials has recently shown remarkable advantages over the conventional synthesis routes such as rapid volumetric heating, high reaction rate, reduced particle size, homogeneous and narrow size distribution of particles. In this work, we report a comparison between conventional and microwave assisted methods for loading of silver-gold (Ag-Au) nanoparticles on the surface oxidized carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Both wet impregnation and deposition precipitation methods were used as the conventional methods for the preparation of the Ag-Au/CNT heterostructures. The synthesized heterostructures were Characterized using high-resolution scanning and transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Results showed that microwave assisted- synthesis method produced much better distribution and property enhancement on Ag-Au/CNT composites when compared to the conventional methods.
AB - Microwave assisted synthesis of nanostructured materials has recently shown remarkable advantages over the conventional synthesis routes such as rapid volumetric heating, high reaction rate, reduced particle size, homogeneous and narrow size distribution of particles. In this work, we report a comparison between conventional and microwave assisted methods for loading of silver-gold (Ag-Au) nanoparticles on the surface oxidized carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Both wet impregnation and deposition precipitation methods were used as the conventional methods for the preparation of the Ag-Au/CNT heterostructures. The synthesized heterostructures were Characterized using high-resolution scanning and transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Results showed that microwave assisted- synthesis method produced much better distribution and property enhancement on Ag-Au/CNT composites when compared to the conventional methods.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=82355191871&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/9781118095362.ch10
DO - 10.1002/9781118095362.ch10
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:82355191871
SN - 9781118059920
T3 - Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings
SP - 103
EP - 112
BT - Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology V - A Collection of Papers Presented at the 35th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC
PB - American Ceramic Society
T2 - Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology V - 35th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC
Y2 - 23 January 2011 through 28 January 2011
ER -