Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology

Particle size distribution and copper loading ratio in synthesizing bimetallic Fe/Cu nanoparticles

3^rd International Conference on Nanotek & Expo

December 02-04, 2013 Hampton Inn Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV, USA

May Thant Zin

Accepted Abstracts: J Nanomed Nanotechnol

Abstract:

Nowadays, many researches are carried out to apply the nanotechnology for various purposes. This research is carried out to explore effect of second metal copper loading on the particle size distribution of bimetallic Fe/Cu nanoparticles. Copper ratio is ranged from 5% to 20% while synthesizing bimetallic nanoparticles of iron with copper. Particle size distribution corresponds to the copper loading ratio according to the results from PSD analyzer HORIBALA-920 with the limit 0.5 nm to 5000 nm. 90% of synthesized bimetallic Fe/Cu nanoparticles is ranged from 2.26 nm to 115 nm and majority were found at 39.05 nm when copper loading ratio is fixed at 5% during synthesis. With 10% copper loading, the highest percentage of bimetallic particles has 44.72 nm. However, at 15% copper loading, more than 14% of bimetallic particles are larger than 340 nm. Similarly, at 20% copper loading, 23% of synthesized bimetallic particles are larger than 392 nm

Biography :

May Thant Zin is a AUN/SEED-net JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) scholar pursuing her Ph.D. at De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines and Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. She was also granted Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) scholarship for her master?s degree in Thailand. She is a Myanmar citizen and also a lecturer from Chemical Engineering Department, Mandalay Technological University, Myanmar. She has published 2 papers in international conference proceedings and submitted to publish 1 paper in a CAS indexed journa