Abstract
A sequential method has been used, for the first time, to prepare monodisperse and uniform-size silica nanoparticles using ultrasonication by sol–gel process. The silica particles were obtained by hydrolysis of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) in ethanol medium and a detailed study was carried out on the effect of different reagents on particle sizes. Various-sized particles in the range 20–460 nm were synthesized. The reagents ammonia (2.8–28 mol L −1), ethanol (1–8 mol L −1), water (3–14 mol L −1), and TEOS (0.012–0.12 mol L −1) were used and particle size was examined under scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. In addition to the above observations, the effect of temperature on particle size was studied. The results obtained in the present study are in agreement with the results observed for the electronic absorption behavior of silica particles, which was measured by UV–vis spectrophotometry.
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