Preparation and Characterization of Monocrystal Nano-Sliver Lamella

Abstract

Monocrystal nano-sliver lamella were prepared by hydrothermal method with the precursor Ag2C2O4and the surface active agent polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The influence of the dosage of PVA on the film thickness and yield of nano-sliver lamella (NSL) were analyzed. And the morphology, the film thickness and electron diffraction pattern of NSL were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) respectively . Furthermore,the same sample was respectively characterized by the parallel optical path and the focus optical path of X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the difference between the diffraction data of these two paths was compared. The results show that the dosage of PVA has significant effect on the thickness and yield of monocrystal nano-sliver lamella. The reason that the great difference between diffraction data of the parallel light path and focusing light path can be mainly owing to the preferential orientation in space of NSL.