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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were prepared by a green method using Cordia myxa leaf extract. They were characterised by UV–vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and their X-ray diffraction pattern. Their sizes were determined by scanning electron micrographs, transmission electron micrographs imaging and dynamic light scattering analysis. The shapes of nanoparticles were spherical or truncated triangular and their average size was determined to be 51.6 nm. Their solution was stable at least for one month. The prepared AgNPs were used as a selective chemical sensor for determination of iron(III) (only when Cl ions were present in the medium) and mercury(II) ions with detection limits of 0.084 and 0.037 nM, respectively. It was shown that the mechanism of these detections is through oxidation of Ag atoms by Fe3+ and Hg2+ ions.

Inspec keywords: Fourier transform infrared spectra; ultraviolet spectra; X-ray diffraction; chemical sensors; nanoparticles; visible spectra; silver; oxidation; transmission electron microscopy; scanning electron microscopy; nanofabrication

Other keywords: silver nanoparticles; oxidation; UV–vis spectroscopy; mercury(II) ions; dynamic light scattering analysis; scanning electron micrographs; transmission electron micrographs; chemical sensor; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; colorimetric probe; Cordia myxa leaf extract; Ag; iron(III) ions; X-ray diffraction pattern; green synthesis

Subjects: Other methods of nanofabrication; Visible and ultraviolet spectra of metals, semimetals, and alloys; Chemical sensors; Structure of solid clusters, nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanostructured materials; Specific chemical reactions; reaction mechanisms; Chemical sensors; Infrared and Raman spectra in metals

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