[PDF]     https://doi.org/10.3952/physics.2026.66.3.1

Open access article / Atviros prieigos straipsnis
Lith. J. Phys. 66, 137–145 (2026)
 

PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBON–SILVER NANOSTRUCTURES
 Urol Kudratovich Makhmanova,b, Xiaohong Jiangc, Jiazhi Yangc, and Tohirjon Abdulloyevich Chulieva
aInstitute of Ion-Plasma and Laser Technologies, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, 33 Durmon Yuli Street, 100125 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
bNational University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek, 4 Universitet Street, 100174 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
cInternational Chinese-Belorussian Scientific Laboratory on Vacuum-Plasma Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, 210094 Nanjing, China
Email: urolmakh@gmail.com

Received 5 August 2025; revised 7 February 2026; accepted 16 April 2026

The creation of nanocomposite materials based on fullerene and a rare metal with unique hybrid properties is promising for use in chemical sensors, photocatalytic devices and energy storage devices. A nanocomposite thin film containing fullerene C60 and silver (Ag) nanoparticles was synthesized by introducing an Ag nanoparticle into the fullerene matrix using thermal evaporation of the solution. The morphological and optical properties of both solutions consisting of fullerene and silver and the C60–Ag nanocomposite at different concentrations of the components were studied using optical absorption, refractometry, dynamic light scattering, Raman spectroscopy and electron microscopy. The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) band of the C60–Ag nanocomposite under different conditions was determined. A significant redshift (∼12 nm) of the SPR band was observed with annealing a thin film at 60°C.
Keywords: С60, silver nanoparticles, multicomponent solution, nanocluster, one dimensional material, nanocomposite, surface plasmon resonance
PACS: 61.46.Bc, 81.05.Tp


ANGLIES NANODARINIŲ SU SIDABRU PARUOŠIMAS IR CHARAKTERIZAVIMAS
 Urol Kudratovich Makhmanova,b, Xiaohong Jiangc, Jiazhi Yangc, Tohirjon Abdulloyevich Chulieva
aUzbekistano mokslų akademija, Taškentas, Uzbekistanas
bNacionalinis Mirzo Ulugbeko universitetas, Taškentas, Uzbekistanas
cNandzingo mokslo ir technologijos universitetas, Nandzingas, Kinija


References / Nuorodos

[1] R.G. Mendes, P.S. Wróbel, A. Bachmatiuk, J. Sun, T. Gemming, Z. Liu, and M.H. Rümmeli, Carbon nanostructures as a multi-functional platform for sensing applications, Chemosensors 6, 60 (2018),
https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors6040060
[2] A.G. Olabi, Q. Abbas, M.A. Abdelkareem, A.H. Alami, M. Mirzaeian, and E.T. Sayed, Carbon-based materials for supercapacitors: recent progress, challenges and barriers, Batteries 9, 19 (2023),
https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9010019
[3] S.A. Bakhramov, U.K. Makhmanov, and B.A. Aslonov, The synthesis of C70 fullerene nanowhiskers using the evaporating drop method, Condens. Matter 8, 62 (2023),
https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat8030062
[4] P.A. Kumar, V.V. Namboodiri, G. Joshi, and K.P. Mehta, Fabrication and applications of fullerene-based metal nanocomposites: A review, J. Mater. Res. 36, 114 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-020-00094-1
[5] G. Orlandi and F. Negri, Electronic states and transitions in C60 and C70 fullerenes, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 1, 289 (2002),
https://doi.org/10.1039/B200178k
[6] L. Benatto, C.F.N. Marchiori, T. Talka, M. Aramini, N.A.D. Yamamoto, S. Huotari, L.S. Roman, and M. Koehler, Comparing C60 and C70 as acceptor in organic solar cells: Influence of the electronic structure and aggregation size on the photovoltaic characteristics, Thin Solid Films 697, 137827 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2020.137827
[7] L. Wang and Y. Liu, Electrocatalytic innovations at atomic scale: from single-atom to periodic ensembles for sustainable energy conversion, Nanomaterials 15, 634 (2025),
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15080634
[8] R. Vishnoi, K. Sharma, S. Yadav, and R. Singhal, Investigation of sequential thermal annealing effect on Cu-C70 nanocomposite thin film, Thin Solid Films 680, 75 (2019),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2019.04.004
[9] M. Prosa, M. Bolognesi, L. Fornasari, G. Grasso, L. Lopez-Sanchez, F. Marabelli, and S. Toffanin, Nanostructured organic/hybrid materials and components in miniaturized optical and chemical sensors, Nanomaterials 10, 480 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10030480
[10] A. Loiseau, V. Asila, G. Boitel-Aullen, M. Lam, M. Salmain, and S. Boujday, Silver-based plasmonic nanoparticles for and their use in biosensing, Biosensors 9, 78 (2019),
https://doi.org/10.3390/bios9020078
[11] H. Yi, R. Liu, Z. Chen, and B. Nie, Visible-light driven photodegradation on Ag nanoparticle-embedded fullerene (C60) heterostructural microcubes, Chemosphere 258, 127355 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127355
[12] X.Q. Shi, M.A. Van Hove, and R.Q. Zhang, Survey of structural and electronic properties of C60 on close-packed metal surfaces, J. Mater. Sci. 47, 7341 (2012),
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6361-y
[13] A. Mahor, P.P. Singh, P. Bharadwaj, N. Sharma, S. Yadav, J.M. Rosenholm, and K.K. Bansal, Carbon-based nanomaterials for delivery of biologicals and therapeutics: A cutting-edge technology, C-J. Carbon Res. 7, 19 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.3390/c7010019
[14] S.P. Vinay, Synthesis of fullerene (C60)-silver nanoparticles using neem gum extract under microwave irradiation, J. BioNanoSci. 11, 1 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1007/S12668-020-00799-x
[15] K.L. Kelly, E. Coronado, L.L. Zhao, and G.C. Schatz, The optical properties of metal nanoparticles: The influence of size, shape, and dielectric environment, J. Phys. Chem. B 107, 668–677 (2003),
https://doi.org/10.1021/jp026731y
[16] D.D. Evanoff and G. Chumanov, Synthesis and optical properties of silver nanoparticles and arrays, ChemPhysChem 6, 1221–1231 (2005),
https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.200500113
[17] P.K. Jain, K.S. Lee, I.H. El-Sayed, and M.A.J. El-Sayed, Calculated absorption and scattering properties of gold nanoparticles of different size, shape, and composition: Applications in biological imaging and biomedicine, Phys. Chem. B 110, 7238–7248 (2006),
https://doi.org/10.1021/jp057170o
[18] V. Amendola and M. Meneghetti, Laser ablation synthesis in solution and size manipulation of noble metal nanoparticles, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11, 3805–3821 (2009),
https://doi.org/10.1039/b900654k
[19] S. Link and M.A. El-Sayed, Optical properties and ultrafast dynamics of metallic nanocrystals, Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. 54, 331–366 (2003),
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.physchem.54.011002.103759
[20] D. Paramelle, A. Sadovoy, S. Gorelik, P. Free, J. Hobley, and D.G. Fernig, A rapid method to estimate the concentration of citrate capped silver nanoparticles from UV-visible light spectra, Analyst 139, 4855–4861 (2014),
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4AN00978A
[21] U.K. Makhmanov, A.M. Kokhkharov, S.A. Bakhramov, S.A. Esanov, and D. Erts, Self-assembly of C60 fullerene molecules in the hexane–xylene solvent system, Fullerenes, Nanotubes, Carbon Nanostruct. 30, 80 (2022),
https://doi.org/10.1080/1536383X.2021.1992390
[22] V. Lavrentiev, D. Chvostova, J. Pokorny, I. Lavrentieva, J. Vacik, and A. Dejneka, Tuneable interplay of plasmonic and molecular excitations in self-assembled silver-fullerene nanocomposites, Carbon 184, 34 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2021.08.002
[23] Y. Wang, Z. Gao, Z. Han, Y. Liu, H. Yang, T. Akkin, C.J. Hogan, and J.C. Bischof, Aggregation affects optical properties and photothermal heating of gold nanospheres, Sci. Rep. 11, 898 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79393-w
[24] P. Merkl, S. Zhou, A. Zaganiaris, M. Shahata, A. Eleftheraki, T. Thersleff, and G.A. Sotiriou, Plasmonic coupling in silver nanoparticle aggregates and their polymer composite films for near-infrared photothermal biofilm eradication, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 4, 5330 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c00668
[25] A. Capocefalo, T. Bizien, S. Sennato, N. Ghofraniha, F. Bordi, and F. Brasili, Responsivity of fractal nanoparticle assemblies to multiple stimuli: structural insights on the modulation of the optical properties, Nanomaterials (Basel) 12, 1529 (2022),
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12091529
[26] V. Lavrentiev, J. Pokorny, D. Chvostova, M. Klementova, I. Lavrentieva, J. Vacik, and A. Dejneka, Relevance of Rabi splitting effect for tunable enhancement of Raman scattering in self-assembled silver – fullerene nanocomposite films, Carbon 196, 988 (2022),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2022.06.002
[27] R.P. Pandeya, K.P. Shchukin, Y. Falke, G. Mussler, A.R. Jalil, N. Atodiresei, E.H. Hasdeo, A. Fedorov, B.V. Senkovskiy, D. Jansen, G.D. Santo, and L. Petaccia, Molecular order induced charge transfer in a C60-topological insulator Moiré heterostructure, Nano Lett. 25, 1220 (2025),
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c06294