In this paper, we report a preparation of Silver (Ag)-Copper (Cu) composition metal nano particles by Forced Thin Film Reactor(FTFR). With FTFR, particles were able to prepared by liquid phase coreduction of silver nitrate and copper nitrate with hydrazine. In which silver nitrate and copper nitrate [Ag(NO
3) and Cu(NO
3)
2·3H
2O in ethylene glycol, Ag : Cu = 85 : 15, 70 : 30, 50 : 50 (mol% respectively)] were solved with ethylene glycol, and the reductant solution were prepared by mixing of hydrazine monohydrate as a reduction reagent, potassium hydroxide (KOH) as a pH adjusting reagent and polyvinylpyrrolidone (M = 40,000) as a protective reagent for the Ag-Cu composition metal nano particles.
Ag-Cu composition metal nano particles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (TEM-EDS), scanning transmission electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (STEM-EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy (ICP) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). These results showed that Ag-Cu composition metal nano particles manufactured by FTFR(about 10 ~ 20 nm) consist with composition of Ag : Cu (mol%) in accordance with experimental conditions.
Fig. 4 HAADF images and STEM mappings of AgCu nano particles manufactured by FTFR under EX.1 and EX.2 condition with results of quantitative analysis by STEM-EDS [Blue letter indicates a result of quantitative analysis at blue square area. White letters indicate results of quantitative analysis for whole mapping areas.].
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