Study on the Synthesis of GO-AgNP Mixture Assisted by AgNP Based on UV-Vis, SEM-EDX, XRD, and FTIR

This study aims to determine the effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) towards graphene oxide-silver nanoparticles (GO-AgNP) formation using liquid sonication exfoliation (LSE) method. The synthesis results are characterized using UV-Vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope (SEM-EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy. This research begins by making two type of solutions. The first solution is AgNO3 solution which is being varied in concentration, i.e.: 1 mM, 2 mM, 3 mM, and 4 mM. The second solution is the graphite solution. Via the LSE method, AgNO3 that has been heated into becoming AgNP solution is mixed with the graphite solution. The mixture is subjected to 6 hours of ultrasonication. From this study GO or rGO material has been produced through the assistance of AgNP solution by varying the concentration of the AgNO3 solution. The UV-Vis result for 4 mM concentration shows two absorbance peaks with wavelength values of 265 nm and 416.5 nm. This also leads to a redshift of the GO absorbance peak with a wavelength of 252 nm to 265 nm resulting in reduction of GO (rGO) material. The SEM results of GO-AgNP samples do not show the presence of AgNP granules corresponding to the EDX results showing that the oxygen element has the highest percentage. The XRD results are shown by comparing the diffraction patterns of the GO-AgNP sample and that of GO sample. Furthermore FTIR results indicate the presence of C-H alkanes, C=O bonds, and O-H bonds in the GO-AgNP samples.