Optimized colloidal chemistry for micelle-templated synthesis and assembly of silver nanocomposite materials

- A cmc boundary for sodium dodecyl sulfate with silver nitrate is reported.
- The implications of this boundary for silver nanoparticle synthesis are discussed.
- Stable assemblies of micelle aggregates with Ag nanoparticles have been prepared.
- Optimized synthetic conditions for the formation of the assemblies are presented.
- Mechanism of assembly formation: at, above and below the cmc boundary is discussed.