An aqueous colloidal silver solution stabilized with carbonate ions

Resumo

A method has been developed for the preparation of a stable “pure” silver hydrosol containing nanoparticles with an average size of 10 nm and stabilizing carbonate ions. The method consists in the photochemical reduction of silver ions with oxalate ions, which simultaneously generate carbonate ions. Optical spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and dynamic light scattering are used to study the hydrosol