Electric Discharge in Liquids as Technique to Obtain High-Dispersed Materials Based on Metals of IB Group

摘要

Nowadays, there is an intensive development of the electric arc discharge method, first proposed in 1922 by T. Svedberg. That method is an effective tool for the synthesis of nanomaterials such as metals, oxides, binary compounds and, in some cases, has undoubted advantages compared to the other methods. In particular, the formation of silver and gold nanoparticles is possible in the absence of any reductants and surfactants. The copper nanostructures synthesis is based on the more cost effective and productive technology compared to the other physical methods. In this article, the main achievements and prospects for the application of the electric discharge method in liquid for the synthesis of the silver, gold and copper nanostructures are presented.