Study of Ag Nanocrystal distribution in Natural Clinoptilolite

  • B. Concepción-Rosabal IMRE, Universidad de La Habana
  • A. Pentón-Madrigal Facultad de Física, Universidad de La Habana
  • E. Estévez-Rams Facultad de Física, Universidad de La Habana
  • N. Bogdanchikova CCMC- UNAM, Apdo. Postal 2681, 22800 Ensenada, B.C., México
  • M. Avalos-Borja CCMC- UNAM, Apdo. Postal 2681, 22800 Ensenada, B.C., México

Abstract

The natural zeolite Ag-natural clinoptilolite supporting silver clusters is a very promising inorganic bactericide and antiviral material. The distribution of the crystals size of Ag and the variation of its mean size in natural clinoptilolite as function of the reduction temperature (tr) is reported using X - ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. The XRD and TEM studies have proved that the reduction of the Ag – natural clinoptilolite samples in H2 flow for 2.5 h at 100 ºC guarantees the formation of clusters and nanoparticles of Ag with a mean size of 4 nm, achieving in this way the largest uniformity of particle size within the group of studied samples.

Published
Oct 21, 2017
How to Cite
CONCEPCIÓN-ROSABAL, B. et al. Study of Ag Nanocrystal distribution in Natural Clinoptilolite. Revista Cubana de Física, [S.l.], v. 25, n. 2B, p. 136-141, oct. 2017. ISSN 2224-7939. Available at: <https://revistacubanadefisica.org/index.php/rcf/article/view/RCF_25_2B_136_2008>. Date accessed: 28 mar. 2024.
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