LARGE-SCALE SYNTHESIS OF UNIFORM SILVER BROMIDE NANOWIRES USING ION TRACK MEMBRANE AS TEMPLATE

Silver bromide (AgBr) nanowires were grown in the pores of ion track membrane. Simple chemical reaction technique was used where pores in the membrane act as reactors. Uniform morphology of nanowires was found using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). An X-ray diffraction (XRD) study shows the crystalline structure. Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) technique was used to study the composition of AgBr nanowires. Optical band gap of AgBr nanowires determined using absorption spectra was found to be higher than the bulk.