In this research, camphorquinone (CQ)-mediated one-pot
polyol methods
to synthesize silver right bipyramids and nanorods with high yields
are developed. The key strategy of these methods is the use of CQ
which is first applied to selectively stabilize Ag(100) facets through
capping. As CQ stabilizes small-sized nanocrystals, including single-twinned
and nanorod structures, we successfully synthesized silver right bipyramids
and nanorods as the two dominant products in a CQ-mediated polyol
system. Further morphology control between silver nanorods and silver
right bipyramids is conducted through adjusting the poly(vinylpyrrolidone)
(PVP) concentration and reaction temperature, which can improve the
formation of single-twinned and fivefold twinned particles through
affecting the reduction kinetics. Silver nanorods with a yield of
87% are obtained under 150 °C with a PVP/CQ/AgNO3 molar
ratio of 1.2:2:1, while silver right bipyramids with a yield of 88%
are obtained under 120 °C with a molar ratio of 1.6:2:1.
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