Editorial Feature

Silver Tin Alloy (AgSn) Nanoparticles – Properties, Applications

From US Research Nanomaterials, Inc.May 15 2013

Nanoparticle research has provided numerous innovative and unexpected solutions in the field of ceramics, electronics, pharmaceuticals and optics. This article will look into the properties and applications of silver-tin alloy nanoparticles.

Silver-tin alloy (AgSn) nanoparticles are commonly available in dispersed, coated, transparent and ultra high purity forms. Silver belongs to Block D, Period 5 while tin belongs to Block P, Period 5 of the periodic table. An important point to be noted about their storage is that they must be kept away from moisture, heat and stress.

Chemical Properties

The following tables list the chemical properties of silver-tin alloy nanoparticles.

Chemical Data
Chemical symbol	Ag_0.035Sn_0.965 (typical)
CAS No	N/A
Group	Silver 11 Tin 14
Electronic configuration	Silver [Kr] 4d¹⁰ 5s¹ Tin [Kr] 4d¹⁰ 5s² 5p²

Chemical Composition
Element	Typical Content (%)
Silver	3.5%
Tin	96.5%

Applications

Some of the applications of silver-tin alloy nanoparticles are given below:

In biomedicine
In low temperature lead-free interconnect technologies
Agricultural and pharmaceuticals

Source: AZoNano

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