Electrocrystallization of silver nanoparticles from silver halides in polypyrrole evidenced by their SERS activity—thermodynamic and kinetic conditions

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Silver(I) halide particles embodied in polypyrrole matrices are synthesized and further processed electrochemically to get nanoparticles of silver with significant activity in the surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) of the rhodamine 6G test solute, which is considered as a clear evidence of Ag nanocrystallization. The electrocrystallization of Ag nanoparticles is analyzed using redox charges of composites determined from cyclic voltammograms recorded at various time scales and/or cycle numbers. Pristine PPy/AgX and modified PPy/AgX/AgNP composites are characterized using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray electron dispersive spectroscopy. The thermodynamic and kinetic conditions of the electrochemical modification of pristine polypyrrole–AgX composites leading to the electrocrystallization of Ag nanoparticles are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Solid State Electrochemistry
Volume22
Issue number12
Pages (from-to)3933-3945
Number of pages13
ISSN1432-8488
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
Acknowledgements Kamil Wójcik would like to acknowledge the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Republic of Poland, for the financial support through grant 0420/1871/16. The University of Wrocław is kindly acknowledged for supporting the work through grant-in-aid 4478/E-344/S/2017.

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© 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

    Research areas

  • Polymer composite, SERS platform, Silver nanoparticles, Silver(I) halides

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