Fig. 2.
Characterization of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs, 10 nm) using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and UV-Vis spectroscopy. AgNPs were spherical in shape and had an average particle size of 11.47 nm (A, B). The banner clearly displays TEM model (ZESIS900N), an accelerating voltage of 80.0 kV, and the magnification (85,000x). Scale bar represents 100 nm (B). The particle size distribution of AgNPs indicated a monodisperse size distribution, peaking at 17.14 nm (C). UV-Vis spectra of AgNPs exhibited a characteristic absorption maximum at 400 nm, corresponding to a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) value of 1.8 (D)
