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Synthesis of silver nanoparticles stabilized by carboxylated methoxypolyethylene glycols: the role of carboxyl terminal groups in the particle size and morphology

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In this work the effect of the synthesis conditions on the size and morphology of the nanoparticles obtained via the reduction of silver ions by benzyl alcohol in the presence of carboxylated methoxypolyethylene glycols with different molecular weights (mPEG-COOH 350, containing a terminal carboxyl group, MW ~ 350 and 2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]acetic acid (MEEAA), MW ~ 200) and non-carboxylated mPEG 350 has been studied. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), Ultraviolet–Visible (UV–Vis) and Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The synthesis conditions resulting in the formation of silver nanoparticles stabilized by MEEAA and mPEG-COOH with the average sizes of 6.5 ± 1.1 and 5.2 ± 0.9 nm, respectively, which can be used for the fabrication of ink compositions for flexible electronics, were found. A thermogravimetric (TG) study showed that MEEAA and mPEG-COOH are removed from the surface of the silver nanoparticles at temperatures of 110–300 and 200–310 °C, respectively. Thus, according to the TG data, the particles stabilized by MEEAA can potentially be used in the fabrication of inks for printing on low-temperature polymer substrates. The as-synthesized nanoparticles form a stable dispersion and therefore are suitable for possible applications in printed electronics.

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  1. Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kutateladze, 18, Novosibirsk, Russia, 630128

    Alexander I. Titkov, Olga A. Logutenko & Nikolay Z. Lyakhov

  2. Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. Acad. Lavrentieva 5, Novosibirsk, Russia, 630090

    Evgeny Yu. Gerasimov

  3. N.N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Akademika Lavrentieva 9, Novosibirsk, Russia, 630090

    Inna K. Shundrina & Elena V. Karpova

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The present authors would like to dedicate this article and express many thanks to Professor Karsten Gloe who contributed immensely to the development and application of selective complexation reactions for solvent extraction processes. In this area, Karsten made many friends in Russia and, in particular, in Siberia. His Russian friends Igor Fleitlikh, Vera Belova, Anatoliy Ivanovich Kholkin always enjoyed a simulating and fruitful collaboration with Prof. Gloe while researching extraction during the late 1980s. They love to recall their meetings with Karsten at various scientific conferences in Russia (Moscow and Novosibirsk) and Germany (Holzhau), as well as their joint work at Novosibirsk Academgorodok, including the Russian-German seminar held in the distant (remote) Siberian town Shushenskoye (Krasnoyarsk Region). Dear Karsten, on our own behalf and on behalf of all your Russian friends we congratulate you on your anniversary, wish you a long life and strong Siberian health.

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Titkov, A.I., Logutenko, O.A., Gerasimov, E.Y. et al. Synthesis of silver nanoparticles stabilized by carboxylated methoxypolyethylene glycols: the role of carboxyl terminal groups in the particle size and morphology. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 94, 287–295 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10847-019-00921-x

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