Carbon supported surface functionalized silver nanoparticles
Carbon supported surface functionalized silver nanoparticles and a method for preparing the same are disclosed. For example, a composition includes carbon supported surface functionalized silver nanoparticles, The methods include preparing a liquid-containing composition comprising a plurality of silver nanoparticles and adding a carbon structure with the liquid-containing composition to form the carbon supported silver nanoparticles in-situ or mixing a composition comprising a carbon structure, a plurality of silver nanoparticles, and a liquid to grow silver nanoparticles on the carbon structure in-situ.
1. An in-situ method to prepare carbon supported silver nanoparticles, comprising:
preparing a liquid-containing composition comprising a plurality of silver nanoparticles, wherein the plurality of silver nanoparticles is surface functionalized for controlling a particle size of the plurality of silver nanoparticles; and
adding a carbon structure to the liquid-containing composition to form the carbon supported silver nanoparticles in-situ, wherein the carbon supported silver nanoparticles comprise silver nanoparticles formed on a surface of the carbon structure wherein the plurality of silver nanoparticles is surface functionalized using an amine.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preparing comprises:
mixing the plurality of silver nanoparticles, a nitrogen containing moiety, and a liquid.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of silver nanoparticles, the nitrogen containing moiety, and the liquid are stirred until the plurality of silver nanoparticles reaches a particle size distribution.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of silver nanoparticles comprises silver acetate.
5. An in-situ method to prepare carbon supported silver nanoparticles, comprising:
mixing a composition comprising a carbon structure, a plurality of silver nanoparticles, and a liquid to grow silver nanoparticles on a surface of the carbon structure in-situ, wherein the plurality of silver nanoparticles is surface functionalized for controlling a particle size of the plurality of silver nanoparticles wherein the plurality of silver nanoparticles is surface functionalized using an amine.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the composition further includes a nitrogen containing moiety, wherein the plurality of silver nanoparticles is surface functionalized resulting in nitrogen surface functionalized silver nanoparticles.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
adding a reducing agent to precipitate the silver nanoparticles in the liquid.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of silver nanoparticles comprises silver acetate.
9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
adding an ionomer to the composition to result in the composition being a printable ink.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the carbon structure is greater than a diameter of each silver nanoparticle of the plurality of silver nanoparticles.
11. The method of claim 5 , wherein a diameter of the carbon structure is greater than a diameter of each silver nanoparticle of the plurality of silver nanoparticles.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amine comprises dodecylamine.
13. The method of claim 5 , wherein the amine compromises dodecylamine.