Controlling the Fractality and Size of Silver Clusters in the One-Step Synthesis of Ag–ZnO Heterostructures

On the basis of the sol–gel method, techniques for the combined and simultaneous synthesis of fractal silver nano- and microclusters and a matrix of the ZnO metal–oxide semiconductor material have been developed. The possibility of flexibly controlling the size and fractal dimension of metal structu...

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Published in:Technical physics letters 2020-09, Vol.46 (9), p.864-866
Main Authors: Yakushova, N. D., Averin, I. A., Pronin, I. A, Karmanov, A. A, Alimova, E. A., Moshnikov, V. A., Terukov, E. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biosensors
Classical and Continuum Physics
Fractal geometry
Fractals
Heterostructures
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Semiconductor materials
Silver
Silver nitrate
Sol-gel processes
Synthesis
Thermistors
Zinc oxide
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Summary:On the basis of the sol–gel method, techniques for the combined and simultaneous synthesis of fractal silver nano- and microclusters and a matrix of the ZnO metal–oxide semiconductor material have been developed. The possibility of flexibly controlling the size and fractal dimension of metal structures by changing the concentration of silver nitrate in the initial sol is demonstrated. The proposed approaches can be used in the manufacture of photocatalysts, thermistors, biosensors, and other nano- and microsystem devices and tools.
ISSN:1063-7850
1090-6533
DOI:10.1134/S1063785020090138