Length control of Ag nanorods in mesoporous SiO2–TiO2 by light irradiation

Go Kawamura; Mai Murakami; Teruhisa Okuno; Hiroyuki Muto; Atsunori Matsuda

doi:10.1039/C1RA00317H

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Length control of Ag nanorods in mesoporous SiO₂–TiO₂ by light irradiation†

Go Kawamura,*^a Mai Murakami,^b Teruhisa Okuno,^b Hiroyuki Muto^ab and Atsunori Matsuda^ab

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^b Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Toyohashi University of Technology, 1-1 Hibarigaoka, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, Japan
E-mail: gokawamura@ee.tut.ac.jp
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Abstract

The length of Ag nanorods is uniquely controlled by irradiation with visible light using anatase TiO₂-containing tubular SiO₂ mesoporous templates. Spherical Ag nanoparticles and Ag nanorods of controlled length were fabricated by irradiation with visible light of selected wavelengths.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C1RA00317H
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 16 Jun 2011
Accepted: 19 Jul 2011
First published: 30 Aug 2011

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RSC Adv., 2011,1, 584-587

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Length control of Ag nanorods in mesoporous SiO₂–TiO₂ by light irradiation

G. Kawamura, M. Murakami, T. Okuno, H. Muto and A. Matsuda, RSC Adv., 2011, 1, 584 DOI: 10.1039/C1RA00317H

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