TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a method for producing silver nanoparticles.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Silver nanoparticles absorb and scatter light much more than ordinary dyes and pigments.
Silver nanoparticles may be used for analysis such as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy,
and applied to diagnostic agents, paints, and the like because of their optical characteristics.
The optical characteristics of these silver nanoparticles are due to a phenomenon
called plasmon resonance, which occurs when the electric field oscillation of light
resonates with the free electrons in the metal. The intensity of light absorption
in the plasmon resonance allows silver nanoparticles to be applied for various uses
as described above.
[0003] In addition, the absorption wavelength of light in this plasmon resonance varies
with the particle diameter (becomes longer in proportion to the particle diameter).
Adjusting the particle diameter appropriately is capable of achieving desired optical
characteristics. Thus, when silver nanoparticles are used as a coloring agent for
a metallic glossy ink or the like, a metallic glossy film with an adjusted color is
possible to be produced.
[0004] However, obtaining silver nanoparticles having desirable optical characteristics
as described above requires a synthesis of particles having high monodispersity. A
commonly used method for synthesizing silver nanoparticles is a chemical reduction
method in which a silver salt such as silver nitrate as a starting material is reacted
with a reducing agent in a solvent such as water to obtain silver nanoparticles.
[0005] For example, in Patent Literature 1, silver particles are synthesized using an alkanolamine
as a reducing agent in the presence of a polymer-based dispersant. However, the synthesis
method described in Patent Literature 1 has the following problem. The synthesis method
described in Patent Literature 1 uses dimethylaminoethanol or methyldiethanolamine
as the alkanolamine. However, these tertiary amines have low coordinative ability
to silver ions due to steric hindrance, and have difficulty in forming silver-amine
complexes. For this reason, silver ions precipitate as silver oxide due to a change
in pH caused by the addition of amine, and the reaction system becomes heterogeneous.
As a result, the produced silver particles have a wide particle diameter distribution.
[0006] In addition, since these tertiary amines have a higher reducing power than those
of primary and secondary amines, the reaction rate is excessively high, the particle
diameter of the produced particles becomes inconsistent and aggregation of the produced
particles is occurred.
[0007] Meanwhile, Patent Literature 2 proposes a method for obtaining silver particles by
forming a silver-alkanolamine complex, which is then further reacted with a reducing
agent such as L-ascorbic acid. In this synthesis method, complex formation is performed
to synthesize silver nanoparticles in a uniform reaction system. However, the synthesis
method described in Patent Literature 2 has the following problem. In the synthesis
method described in Patent Literature 2, L-ascorbic acid or the like is added as a
reducing agent, but the reducing agent has a coordinative ability to silver, so that
a compound other than the previously added amine coordinates to the silver particle
surface. In this case, two types of compounds (L-ascorbic acid and alkanolamine) compete
as reducing agents or surface protecting agents, so that particles having multiple
particle size distributions are produced.
[0008] In addition, there is a case where diethanolamine, which is a secondary amine, is
used as both a complexing agent and a reducing agent. However, also in this case,
the obtained silver particles have a wide particle diameter distribution.
[0009] In addition, Patent Literature 3 proposes a method for obtaining silver particles
by forming a silver-amine complex using an alkoxyamine such as 3-methoxypropylamine.
However, alkoxyamines have lower reducing power than that of alkanolamines, and it
is necessary to further add another reducing agent. For this reason, particles having
a wide particle size distribution are generated as in Patent Literature 2.
CITATION LIST
Patent Literature
[0010]
Patent Literature 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2004-346429
Patent Literature 2: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. H7-76710
Patent Literature 3: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2016-164312
SUMMARY
Problems to be solved
[0011] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems and circumstances,
and its object to be achieved is to provide a method for producing silver nanoparticles
having high monodispersity.
Means for Solving Problems
[0012] The above problem according to the present invention is solved by the following means.
- 1. A method for producing silver nanoparticles, comprising the steps of: forming a
silver-amine complex as a precursor by reacting a silver compound with an amine compound
in the presence of a dispersant; and precipitating a silver nanoparticle from a chemical
reaction system containing the silver-amine complex, wherein the amine compound contains
at least one compound represented by the following chemical formula (1):
(where n is an integer of 2 to 10, each RX and RY is independently a hydrogen, an aliphatic or alicyclic alkyl group having 1 to 30
carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group as a mixture
thereof, an alkyl group with a substituted functional group, an aryl group with a
substituted functional group or a heterocyclic compound with a substituted functional
group, and each RX and RY above is independently allowed to form a ring via connecting with an alkylene containing
or not containing a hetero atom).
- 2. The method for producing a silver nanoparticle according to 1 described above,
wherein n in the chemical formula (1) is two to four.
- 3. The method for producing a silver nanoparticle according to 1 or 2 described above,
wherein each Rx and Ry in the chemical formula (1) is independently hydrogen, a methyl
group, or an ethyl group.
- 4. The method for producing a silver nanoparticle according to any one of 1 to 3 described
above, wherein the amine compound in the chemical formula (1) has 3 or more carbon
atoms.
- 5. The method for producing a silver nanoparticle according to any one of 1 to 4 described
above, wherein the amine compound in the chemical formula (1) is at least one of 3-amino-1-propanol,
2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-amino-1-propanol, 1-amino-2-propanol, 4-amino-1-butanol,
and 2-amino-1-butanol.
- 6. The method for producing a silver nanoparticle according to any one of 1 to 5 described
above, wherein the dispersant is a polymer-based dispersant.
- 7. The method for producing a silver nanoparticle according to any one of 1 to 6 described
above, wherein the chemical reaction system containing the silver-amine complex is
performed in a temperature range between 20°C to 100°C.
- 8. The method for producing a silver nanoparticle according to any one of 1 to 7 described
above, wherein the silver compound is silver nitrate, silver oxide, or silver carbonate.
- 9. The method for producing silver nanoparticles according to any one of 1 to 8 described
above, further comprising a washing step after the step of precipitating the silver
nanoparticles.
Advantageous Effects of Invention
[0013] The present invention provides a method for producing silver nanoparticles having
high monodispersity.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0014]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for producing silver nanoparticles in an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for producing silver nanoparticles in another embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an image of silver nanoparticles of No. 1 in Examples.
FIG. 4 is an image of silver nanoparticles of No. 11 in Examples.
EMBODIMENTS FOR CARRYING OUT INVENTION
[0015] Hereinafter, embodiments are described in detail. Note that the embodiments described
below exemplify a method for producing a silver nanoparticle for embodying the technical
idea of the present embodiment, and are not limited to the following. Note that, in
the present application, "to" indicating a numerical range is used to mean that the
numerical values written before and after it are included as the lower limit and the
upper limit.
«Method for Producing Silver Nanoparticles»
[0016] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the method for producing silver nanoparticles of the present
embodiment includes a step S101 of forming a silver-amine complex and a step S102
of precipitating a silver nanoparticle.
[Step of Forming Silver-Amine Complex]
[0017] The step S101 of forming a silver-amine complex is a step of forming a silver-amine
complex as a precursor by reacting a silver compound with an amine compound in the
presence of a dispersant.
[0018] The dispersant is not particularly limited, but is preferably a polymer-based dispersant.
By using a polymer-based dispersant, particles are less likely to aggregate.
[0019] Examples of the dispersant include the following.
[0020] Examples of the SOLSPERSE (registered trademark) series manufactured by Lubrizol
include SOLSPERSE-16000, 21000, 41000, 41090, 43000, 44000, 46000, and 54000. Examples
of the DISPERBYK (registered trademark) series manufactured by BYK-Chemie include
DISPERBYK-102, 110, 111, 170, 190, 194N, 2015, 2090, and 2096. Examples of the TEGO
Dispers series manufactured by Evonik include 610, 610S, 630, 651, 655, 750W, and
755W. Examples of the Disparlon (registered trademark) series manufactured by Kusumoto
Chemicals, Ltd. include DA-375 and DA-1200. Examples of the Floren series manufactured
by Kyoei Kagaku Kogyo include WK-13E, G-700, G-900, GW-1500, GW-1640, and WK-13E.
The dispersant may be used alone or in a combination of two or more kinds.
[0021] Examples of the silver compound include silver salts such as silver nitrate, silver
sulfate, silver chloride, silver oxide, silver nitrite, silver chlorate, silver sulfide,
and silver carbonate. These are not particularly limited as long as they are reduced,
and may be dissolved in an appropriate solvent or used while being dispersed in the
solvent. In addition, these may be used alone or in a combination of two or more kinds.
[0022] The silver compound is more preferably silver nitrate, silver oxide, or silver carbonate,
and further preferably silver nitrate. The use of these silver compounds allows the
amine compound to coordinate with silver more easily.
[0023] The amine compound contains at least one compound represented by the following chemical
formula (1).
[0024] In the formula, n is an integer of 2 to 10.
[0025] Each R
X and R
Y is independently a hydrogen, an aliphatic alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms,
alicyclic alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon
atoms, an aralkyl group as a mixture thereof, an alkyl group with a substituted functional
group, an aryl group with a substituted functional group or a heterocyclic compound
with a substituted functional group.
[0026] Note that the aralkyl group as a mixture thereof means an aralkyl group having a
mixed structure of an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and any one of an aliphatic
alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms and an alicyclic alkyl group having 1 to 30
carbon atoms.
[0027] Each R
X and R
Y may be independently connected with an alkylene containing or not containing a hetero
atom to form a ring. The alkylene may contain a heteroatom but also not contain a
heteroatom.
[0028] Note that, from the viewpoint of further improving the adsorptivity of the amino
group to silver, the hetero atom is preferably not a substituent possibly preventing
the adsorption of the amino group to silver (SH, COOH, NH).
[0029] In addition, in the formula, the number 1 in C1, R
X1, and R
Y1 means the first structure, and the wavy line indicates that the first to n-th structures
are bonded. In other words, the chemical formula (1) has a structure in which NH
2 is located at one end and OH at the other end, and 1 to n pieces of a structure composed
of C, R
X, and R
Y are bonded.
[0030] Moreover, in a case where n = 4 in the chemical formula (1) as an example, a site
composed of C1, R
X1 and R
Y1, a site composed of C2, R
X2 and R
Y2, a site composed of C3, R
X3 and R
Y3, and a site composed of C4, R
X4 and Ry4 are independent respectively. That is, for example when n = 4, R
X1, R
Y1 and R
X2 may be methyl groups, and R
Y2, R
X3, R
Y3, R
X4 and R
Y4 may be a hydrogen.
[0031] In the present embodiment, particle diameters of the silver nanoparticles are controlled
by the adsorption of the amine compound represented by the chemical formula (1) to
the silver compound. This increases the monodispersity of the silver nanoparticles.
[0032] In the chemical formula (1), n is preferably 2 to 4. The detailed mechanism is unknown,
but is speculated as follows. When n is in this range, the bond distance between the
terminal hydroxy moiety and the amino group becomes shorter, the hydroxy moiety is
not separated from the silver surface while amino group is being adsorbed to the silver
and the adsorptivity is improved. As a result, the amino group or hydroxy group is
adsorbed to the silver surface produced immediately after the reduction of silver,
whereby aggregation at the initial stage of particle production is reduced and particles
having high monodispersity are produced.
[0033] In addition, when n is 5 or more, the bond distance between the terminal hydroxy
moiety and the amino group becomes longer, and the degree of freedom of the main chain
increases while the amino group is being adsorbed to silver. Therefore, the hydroxy
moiety is easily separated from the silver surface. As a result, particles having
low monodispersity are produced as compared with the case where n is 2 to 4.
[0034] Further, alkanolamines exhibit good reducibility on silver, whereas alkoxyamines
without hydroxy groups exhibit little reducibility. Moreover, even when 3-methoxypropylamine,
which is an alkoxyamine, is mixed with a compound having a hydroxy group such as ethanol,
the reducibility on silver is not improved. This suggests that the hydroxy groups
in alkanolamines have a strong effect on the reducibility on silver. Therefore, whether
hydroxy groups are close to silver greatly affects not only monodispersity but also
reducibility.
[0035] R
X and R
Y in the chemical formula (1) are preferably short substituents, and each of them is
preferably a hydrogen, a methyl group, or an ethyl group, independently. With these
substituents, steric hindrance is small, coordination of the amine moiety to silver
is not prevented, and complexation is facilitated. In addition, the hydroxy moiety
likely becomes closer to silver, so that the monodispersity is improved and the reducibility
is likely exhibited.
[0036] The number of carbon atoms contained in the amine compound in the chemical formula
(1) is preferably 3 or more. The detailed mechanism is unknown, but is speculated
as follows. When n = 3 or more, the hydroxy moiety is likely closer to silver. As
a result, the amino group or hydroxy group is adsorbed to the silver surface produced
immediately after the reduction of silver, whereby aggregation at the initial stage
of particle production is prevented and particles having high monodispersity are produced
(example: 3-amino-1-propanol and the like).
[0037] In addition, in a case where n = 2 and the structure has a methyl group or the like
as a substituent, it is speculated that the electron donicity and steric hindrance
of the substituent increase the reducibility (example: 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol)
although the detailed mechanism is unknown.
[0038] Meanwhile, the number of carbon atoms contained in the amine compound in the chemical
formula (1) is preferably 20 or less from the viewpoint of adsorption of the hydroxy
moiety to silver. When the number of carbon atoms is 20 or less, the bond distance
between the terminal hydroxy moiety and the amino group becomes shorter, and the hydroxy
moiety is not separated from the silver surface, so that the adsorptivity is improved.
Therefore, particles having high monodispersity tend to be produced. In addition,
when a large number of substituents are introduced to the positions of R in the side
chains, a situation does not occur that the hydroxyl moiety or amino group is less
likely adsorbed to silver due to the steric hindrance of the side chains. Thus, the
adsorption to silver is facilitated.
[0039] Specific examples of the amine compound in the chemical formula (1) include 2-aminoethanol,
1-amino-2-propanol, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, 3-amino-2-methyl-2-butanol, 3-amino-2,3-dimethylbutan-2-ol,,
2-amino-1-propanol, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-amino-1-butanol, 2-amino-1-pentanol,
2-aminocyclohexanol, 3-amino-1,2-propanediol, (3-aminooxolan-3-yl) methanol, 3- amino-1-propanol,
4-amino-2-butanol, 3-amino-1-butanol, 3-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, 4-aminopentan-2-ol,
3-aminocyclobutanol, 3-amino-4-methylpentan-1-ol, (2-aminocyclopentyl) methanol, 3-amino-3-methylbutan-1-ol,
2-(1-aminocyclopropyl) ethan-1-ol, 4-amino-4-methyl-pentan-2-ol, 4-amino-2-methyl-2-butanol,
1-(2-aminoethyl) cyclobutan-1-ol, 4-amino-1,2-butanediol, 4-amino-1-butanol, 4-amino-1-pentanol,
4-amino-2-methyl-1-butanol, 5-amino-2-methyl-2-pentanol, 4- aminocyclohexanol, 3-(aminomethyl)
cyclobutanol, 3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutane-1-methamine, 3-(aminomethyl) cyclohexanol,
5-amino-1-pentanol, 5-amino-2,2-dimethylpentanol, 6-amino-1-hexanol, 4-(2-aminoethyl)
cyclohexanol, 6-amino-2-hydroxymethyl hexan-1-ol, 8-amino-1-octanol, and 10-amino-1-decanol.
These compounds result in particles having higher monodispersity. These compounds
may be used alone or in a combination of two or more kinds.
[0040] Among these, the amine compound in the chemical formula (1) is more preferably 3-amino-1-propanol,
2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-amino-1-propanol, 1-amino-2-propanol, 4-amino-1-butanol,
and 2-amino-1-butanol from the viewpoint of further improving monodispersity.
[0042] The amine compound is acceptable when it contains at least one of the compounds represented
by the chemical formula (1), and a trace amount of other amine compound other than
the compounds represented by the chemical formula (1) may be contained as the amine
compound in the chemical formula (1). However, from the viewpoint of further improving
the monodispersity, the all amine compounds used are preferably compounds represented
by the chemical formula (1).
[0043] Here, a trace amount of other amine compounds may be contained as long as a desired
effect in the present invention is obtained. Specifically, the other amine compounds
may be contained in an amount of, for example, 1 to 20% by mass in the entire amine
compounds. Examples of the other amine compounds include tertiary amines such as triethanolamine.
This is because tertiary amines have a low adsorptivity to silver and do not compete
with the formation of the silver complex of the amine of the chemical formula (1).
[0044] The step of forming a silver-amine complex is performed, for example, as follows.
[0045] First, a dispersant is dissolved in ion exchange water. Next, silver nitrate dissolved
in ion exchange water is added to the solution having the dispersant dissolved therein
while being stirred. Next, an amine compound is added to the solution having silver
nitrate added thereto, followed by stirring. As a result, a silver-amine complex is
formed.
[0046] The amount of amine compound added is preferably 2 or more in terms of molar ratio
to silver. In the case of 2 or more in molar ratio, complexation is performed. The
amount of amine compound added is more preferably 2.5 or more, and further preferably
3 or more in terms of molar ratio to silver, from the viewpoint of facilitating complexation.
On the other hand, the amount of amine compound added is preferably 6 or less in terms
of molar ratio to silver, from the viewpoint of easiness of purification and economical
efficiency.
[0047] In addition, preferably, the silver compound is 10 to 500 g, the amine compound is
10 to 1000 g, and the dispersant is 1 to 100 g per liter of water.
[Step of Precipitating Silver Nanoparticles]
[0048] The step S102 of precipitating silver nanoparticles is a step of precipitating silver
nanoparticles from a chemical reaction system containing the silver-amine complex.
[0049] In this step, the chemical reaction system containing the silver-amine complex is
preferably performed in a temperature range between 20 to 100°C. That is, it is preferable
to heat the solution containing the silver-amine complex at 20 to 100°C.
[0050] When the reaction temperature is 20°C or more, the reaction is further promoted.
In addition, for example, at about 20 to 30°C, the reaction may be performed even
at around room temperature, so that the step is performed in a simple manner. Meanwhile,
when the reaction temperature is 100°C or less, an aqueous solvent may be used as
the solvent. In addition, economical efficiency is improved.
[0051] The reaction temperature is more preferably 30°C or more, and further preferably
40°C or more from the viewpoint of further promoting the reaction, and more preferably
90°C or less, and further preferably 80°C or less from the viewpoint of economical
efficiency.
[0052] The reaction time is preferably 1 to 24 hours. When the reaction time is 1 hour or
more, the reaction is further promoted. Meanwhile, when the reaction time is 24 hours
or less, economical efficiency is improved.
[0053] The reaction time is more preferably 2 hours or more, and further preferably 3 hours
or more from the viewpoint of further promoting the reaction, and more preferably
15 hours or less, and further preferably 10 hours or less from the viewpoint of economical
efficiency.
[0054] The step of precipitating silver nanoparticles is performed, for example, as follows.
[0055] First, a solution containing a silver-amine complex is heated to a predetermined
temperature while being stirred. Next, the solution having reached the predetermined
temperature is kept being stirred for a predetermined time while the temperature is
maintained. Thereby, silver nanoparticles are precipitated and a reaction solution
containing silver nanoparticles is obtained.
[0056] As another embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the step S102 of precipitating silver
nanoparticles may be followed by a washing step S103.
[Washing Step]
[0057] The washing step S103 is a step of obtaining a silver nanoparticle dispersion solution
by filtering the reaction solution containing silver nanoparticles, after the step
S 102 of precipitating silver nanoparticles.
[0058] The washing step is performed, for example, as follows.
[0059] First, a reaction solution containing silver nanoparticles is placed in a stainless
steel cup, ion exchange water is added to the solution and then the solution undergoes
ultrafiltration. When the solution in the stainless steel cup decreases, ion exchange
water is added again, and purification is repeated until the conductivity of the filtrate
is equal to or lower than a predetermined value. After that, the filtrate is concentrated
to obtain a silver nanoparticle dispersion solution.
[0060] The monodispersity of the silver nanoparticles obtained by the production method
of the present invention is indicated by a coefficient of variation (CV) of the particle
diameters and the CV value is preferably 25 or less. When the CV value is 25 or less,
silver nanoparticles having better optical characteristic are obtained. The CV value
is more preferably 20 or less, and further preferably 15 or less, from the viewpoint
of obtaining better optical characteristics. Note that the lower the CV value is,
the more preferable it is, so the lower limit thereof is not particularly specified.
[0061] Note that the CV value may be controlled by the type of the amine compound, the number
of carbon atoms contained in the amine compound, and the like.
[0062] The CV value is calculated by the following formula (CV) using the values of the
standard deviation and the average particle diameter in the number-based particle
size distribution.
[0063] Here, the standard deviation in the present application is calculated by the following
formula, which is a known formula. In the following formula, n is actual measured
counts, X
i is i-th actual measured data, and m is average value of actual measured data."
[0064] Although the method for producing silver nanoparticles according to the present embodiment
is as described above, the method may include another step during or before and after
the above-described steps as long as the steps are not adversely affected. For example,
the method may include a foreign matter removing step of removing foreign matter mixed
during the production.
[0065] In addition, in the above-described steps, conventionally known conditions may be
used for undescribed conditions, and it goes without saying that the conditions may
be appropriately changed as long as the effects obtained by the processes the above-described
steps are exhibited.
EXAMPLES
[0066] Hereinafter, the present invention is described specifically with reference to examples,
but the present invention is not limited thereto.
[No. 1]
[0067] 8.4 g of DISPERBYK-190 and 295 g of ion exchanged water were put into a 1 L separable
flask with a plate-shaped stirring blade and baffle and the DISPERBYK-190 was dissolved
by stirring. Subsequently, 70 g of silver nitrate dissolved in 295 g of ion exchange
water was added to the separable flask with stirring. Furthermore, 93 g of 3-amino-1-propanol
(3 equivalents in terms of molar ratio to silver) was added to the mixture and stirred.
Thereafter, the separable flask was placed in a water bath and heated with stirring
until the temperature of the solution became stable at 50°C. Furthermore, stirring
was continued for 3 hours while the temperature of the solution was maintained at
50°C to obtain a reaction solution containing silver nanoparticles.
[0068] The resultant reaction solution was put in a stainless steel cup, 2 L of ion exchange
water was further added thereto, and then a pump was operated to perform ultrafiltration.
When the solution in the stainless steel cup decreased, ion exchange water was added
to it again, and purification was repeated until the conductivity of the filtrate
was 100 µS/cm or less. After that, the filtrate was concentrated to obtain a silver
nanoparticle dispersion solution having a solid content of 30% by mass.
[0069] Note that the ultrafiltration apparatus used was an ultrafiltration module AHP 1010
(manufactured by Asahi Kasei Corporation, molecular weight cutoff: 50000, number of
membranes used: 400) connected to a tube pump (manufactured by Masterflex) via Tygon
tubing.
(Evaluation of Monodispersity)
[0070] The average particle diameter of the silver nanoparticles in the resultant solution
was calculated, and the CV value was also calculated as an index of monodispersity.
[0071] Specifically, the particle diameter was observed by SEM, image processing software
ImageJ (version 1.49) was used to measure 100 particles, and these values were used
to calculate the average particle diameter and CV value. Then, those having a CV value
of 25 or less were evaluated as having excellent monodispersity.
[0072] Note that The CV value was specifically determined as follows.
[Nos. 2 to 13]
[0073] Silver nanoparticles were synthesized in the same manner as in No. 1, in which only
the amine compound used is changed. Note that the amount of the amine compound added
was set to 3 equivalents in terms of molar ratio to silver as in No. 1.
[0074] Evaluation of monodispersity was performed in the same manner as in No. 1.
[0075] Table 1 presents the results. In the table,"-" means that measurement was impossible.
FIG. 3 illustrates an image of the silver nanoparticles of No. 1, and FIG. 4 illustrates
an image of the silver nanoparticles of No. 11.
[Table 1]
No. |
Amine Compound as Reducing Agent and Complexing Agent |
Average Particle Diameter (nm) |
CV Value |
Compound |
Amine Type |
Number of Carbon Atoms |
1 |
3-Amino-1-Propanol |
Primary Amine |
3 |
35 |
13 |
2 |
2-Amino-2-Methyl-1-Propanol |
Primary Amine |
4 |
30 |
14 |
3 |
2-Aminoethanol |
Primary Amine |
2 |
38 |
21 |
4 |
2-Amino-1-Propanol |
Primary Amine |
3 |
32 |
15 |
5 |
1-Amino-2-Propanol |
Primary Amine |
3 |
34 |
14 |
6 |
4-Amino-1-Butanol |
Primary Amine |
4 |
36 |
15 |
7 |
2-Amino-1-Butanol |
Primary Amine |
4 |
32 |
15 |
8 |
4-Amino-2-Methyl-1-Butanol |
Primary Amine |
5 |
35 |
17 |
9 |
5-Amino-1-Pentanol |
Primary Amine |
5 |
38 |
20 |
10 |
6-Amino-1-Hexanol |
Primary Amine |
6 |
41 |
21 |
11 |
Dimethylaminoethanol |
Tertiary Amine |
4 |
52 |
27 |
12 |
Diethanolamine |
Secondary Amine |
4 |
43 |
28 |
13 |
3-Methoxypropylamine |
Primary Amine |
3 |
- |
- |
[0076] As illustrated in Table 1, Nos. 1 to 10, which were Examples satisfying the requirements
of the present invention, were low in CV value and excellent in monodispersity.
[0077] In particular, Nos. 1 and 2 as well as Nos. 4 to 7 have lower CV values respectively
because they used preferable amine compounds, 3-amino-1-propanol, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol,
2-amino-1-propanol, 1-amino-2-propanol, 4-amino-1-butanol, and 2-amino-1-butanol.
[0078] In addition, No. 3 has a somewhat high CV value because of a small number of carbon
atoms. In addition, No. 9 and No. 10 have somewhat high CV values because of a large
number of carbon atoms between the amino group and the hydroxy group.
[0079] On the other hand, Nos. 11 to 13, which were Comparative Examples not satisfying
the requirements of the present invention, provided the following results.
[0080] Nos. 11 and 12 have high CV values and inferior in monodispersity because they used
compounds not satisfying the chemical formula (1) as the amine compounds.
[0081] No. 13 used an alkoxyamine compound corresponding to a primary amine but having no
hydroxy group, and did not satisfy the chemical formula (1). The alkoxyamine compound
has lower reducing power than that of the hydroxyamine compound, and silver nanoparticles
could not be obtained.