Metal sulfide nanoparticles synthesized via enzyme treatment of biopolymer stabilized nanosuspensions

Nanoscale
Yi-Yeoun Kim, Dominic Walsh

Abstract

Nanoparticles of CuS, Cu(x)S, Ag(2)S and CdS were successfully prepared using a novel general and green synthetic process to give dextran biopolymer stabilised metal sulfifde nanosuspensions. Following preparation, dextranase enzyme was used to remove the bulk of the bound dextran to give pure stable metal sulfide nanocrystals for application in for example aspects of medicine, photonics and solar cells. Particles of good homogeneity were obtained and the CuS nanoparticle size was controlled to 9-27 nm by adjusting the reaction conditions. Cu(2)S nanoparticles were 14 nm, Ag(2)S nanoparticles were 20-50 nm and CdS nanoparticles were 9 nm is size. The complexing mechanism of nanoparticle sulfides to dextrans was further studied using carboxylmethyl dextran as a complexing agent and crosslinked Sephadex (dextran) ;beads as substrate. Particles were characterized by TEM, XRD, TGA, FT-IR and zeta-potential measurement, and their UV-vis spectroscopic absorption properties were determined. Stabilization of the sulfide nanoparticles with soluble hydroxylated biopolymers such as dextran is previously unreported and is here interpreted in terms of viscosity, pH of the system and weak polar S-H or S(metal)OH(2)(+) interactions with dextr...Continue Reading

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