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4708613 
Journal Article 
Polymer Templated Synthesis of AgCN and Ag Nanowires 
Lazzara, TD; Bourret, GR; Lennox, RB; van De Ven, TGM 
2009 
Yes 
Chemistry of Materials
ISSN: 0897-4756
EISSN: 1520-5002 
AMER CHEMICAL SOC 
WASHINGTON 
21 
10 
2020-2026 
WOS:000266297500005 
A template-based method for the fabrication of silver cyanide and polymer composite nanowires is described. Poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) forms nanotubes in aqueous solution and acts as a template, guiding the growth of silver cyanide into long nanowires. The structures obtained can grow to several tens of micrometers in length and their diameter range from several to tens of nanometers. These AgCN nanowires can be reduced to metallic silver to form a high surface area Ag(0) nanowire array on a flexible nylon filter substrate.