Mechanism Understanding for Size Regulation of Silver Nanowires Mediated by Halogen Ions

Abstract

The controllable preparation of silver nanowires (AgNWs) with a high aspect ratio is key for enabling their applications on a large scale. Herein, the aspect ratio regulation of AgNWs mediated by halogen ion composition in ethylene glycol system was systematically investigated and the size evolution mechanism is elaborately understood. The co-addition of Br− and Cl− results in AgNWs with the highest aspect ratio of 1031. The surface physicochemical analysis of AgNWs and the density functional theory calculations indicate that the co-addition of Br− and Cl− contributes to the much-enhanced preferential growth of the Ag(111) crystal plane. At the same time, when Cl− and Br− coexist in the solution, the growth of the Ag(100) crystal plane on the AgNWs was restrained compared with that in the single Cl− system. Resultantly, the enhanced growth of Ag(111) and the inhibited growth of Ag(100) contribute to the formation of AgNWs with a higher aspect ratio in the Cl–Br mixed solution. The results can provide new insights for understanding the morphology and size evolution during the AgNWs preparation in ethylene glycol system.

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