Silver nanostructures have considerable potential for applications in various fields due to their characteristics optical and the possibility of controlling their morphology. Silver nanospirals are anisotropic nanostructures whose optical properties strongly depend on their shape, size and surface composition. Their formation and further growth are influenced by reaction conditions and ligands that bind to the surface of the nanostructures and direct their growth. In this thesis, silver nanospirals were prepared in the presence of 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) and determined at which molar ratio of MPA/Ag nanospirals are formed. We managed to achieve this at molar ratios of 0,01 and 0,015. Then we studied their further growth upon the addition of different amounts of silver nanoparticles and in the presence and absence of MPA. Under the selected experimental conditions, further spiral growth could not be confirmed.
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