Abstract
The dispersion stability of the Ag nanoparticles with a mixed surfactant of alkylcarboxylates was quantitatively examined, compared with those of the Ag nanoparticles with a single molecule surfactant of alkylcarboxylates. The nanoparticles with a mixed surfactants have far-improved dispersion stability compared with those with normal alkylcarboxylates. The surface roughness of the surfactant layer might be responsible for the improved dispersion stability through the enhanced solvent-surfactant interaction and the decrease in inter-particle surfactant interactions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 208-211 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science |
Volume | 334 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 15 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This work was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) grant funded by the Korea government (MEST) (No. R11-2005-048-00000-0) and by a grant from the Fundamental R & D Program for Core Technology of Materials funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea.
Funders | Funder number |
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Ministry of Knowledge Economy | |
Korea Science and Engineering Foundation | |
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology | R11-2005-048-00000-0 |
Keywords
- Carboxylic acids
- Colloids
- Dispersion stability
- Mixed surfactant
- Silver nanoparticle