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Studies of Cobalt(III) and Chromium(III) Complexes as Mediators in the Silver Nanoparticle Electrosynthesis in Aqueous Media

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Metal complexes [Cr(bipy)3]3+, [Co(bipy)3]3+, and [Co(sep)]3+ in aqueous media at the potentials of M(III)/M(II) redox couple are shown playing a role of mediators in the electrosynthesis of silver nanoparticles, stabilized in a polyvinylpyrrolidone shell, by means of Ag(I) reduction. [Cr(bipy)3]3+ is consumed under the conditions of long-term preparative electrolysis, the reduction process is accompanied by cathode passivation, therefore, the Ag+ ions complete conversion to the Ag-nanoparticles is unattainable. The two other metal complexes are fully remained unimpaired; the mediated electrosynthesis of the Ag-nanoparticles is carried out well effectively: the Ag-nanoparticles are produced in the solution bulk with a nearly quantitative yield, a theoretical charge being consumed. the [Co(bipy)3]3+-mediated reduction of the Ag+ ions, generated by a silver anode in situ dissolution in the course of single compartment cell electrolysis, is accompanied by the anode metal dispersion and results in the formation of polydisperse Ag-nanoparticles. The summary Ag-nanoparticle current efficiency in the solution bulk comes to 128%. Thus formed Ag-nanoparticles are characterized by using dynamic light scattering, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray powder diffraction. The Ag-nanoparticles are spherical, with a mean size of 83 ± 53 nm, or have a form of nanowires, with a length of l = 1216 ± 664 nm and diameter of d = 94 ± 17 nm. The [Co(sep)]3+-mediated AgCl reduction gives ellipsoidal Ag-nanoparticles sized l = 46 ± 19 nm, d = 27 ± 7 nm; the silver crystallite mean size is 20(1)–34.4(9) nm.

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  1. FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan, Tatarstan, 420008, Russia

    V. V. Yanilkin, R. R. Fazleeva, N. V. Nastapova, G. R. Nasretdinova, A. T. Gubaidullin & N. B. Berezin

  2. Interdisciplinary Center “Analytical microscopy,”, Kazan (Privolzhskii) Federal University, Kazan, Tatarstan, 420018, Russia

    Yu. N. Osin

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Original Russian Text © V.V. Yanilkin, R.R. Fazleeva, N.V. Nastapova, G.R. Nasretdinova, A.T. Gubaidullin, N.B. Berezin, Yu.N. Osin, 2018, published in Elektrokhimiya, 2018, Vol. 54, No. 8, pp. 747–762.

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Yanilkin, V.V., Fazleeva, R.R., Nastapova, N.V. et al. Studies of Cobalt(III) and Chromium(III) Complexes as Mediators in the Silver Nanoparticle Electrosynthesis in Aqueous Media. Russ J Electrochem 54, 650–664 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193518080062

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