Emerging investigator series: quantifying silver nanoparticle aggregation kinetics in real-time using particle impact voltammetry coupled with UV-vis spectroscopy
Laela Ezra, Zachary J. O’Dell, Janan Hui, Kathryn Riley
Abstract
This work describes the development of an analytical technique that couples single nanoparticle electrochemistry and UV-vis spectroscopy to determine aggregation kinetics and critical coagulation concentrations (CCCs) of silver nanoparticles.
Topics & Concepts
KineticsNanoparticleUltraviolet visible spectroscopySpectroscopySilver nanoparticleVoltammetryMaterials scienceParticle aggregationCyclic voltammetryParticle (ecology)Particle sizeNanotechnologyAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Chemical engineeringElectrochemistryChemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeEnvironmental chemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryGeologyQuantum mechanicsEngineeringOceanographyElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications