Characterization and synthesis of silver nanostructures in rare earth activated GeO2-PbO glass matrix using matrix adjustment thermal reduction method

• Main Authors: Bahari , Hamid Reza, Zamiri, Reza, Abd. Aziz, Sidek, Zakaria, Azmi, Mahamd Adikan, Faisal Rafiq
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30029/1/Characterization%20and%20synthesis%20of%20silver%20nanostructures%20in%20rare%20earth%20activated%20GeO2.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30029/; http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/15/5
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This paper reports matrix adjustment thermal reduction method to synthesize silver nanostructures in Er3+/Yb3+ activated GeO2-PbO glass matrix. The GeO2-PbO glass, the medium of nanoparticle formation, doped with Er2O3, Yb2O3 and AgNO3 was prepared by a melt quenching method. Annealing of the glass...