How can long chain alcohols(not thiols) be functionalised on the surface of silver or gold nanoparticles?
I have read in an article that Polyvinyl alcohol is used as a capping agent for silver nanoparticle synthesis, but what is the mechanism for that?
What type of bonds form between nanoparticle and the long chain alcohol(covalent or ionic)?
Is there any relationship between chain length of alcohols(or thiols) to the functionalisation of nanoparticles?