[philrock]

I have a reducing agent which also acts as a capping agent. I had the agent dissolved in ethanol (solvent) to mix with AgNO3 to make Ag nanowires. I then sonicated the solution for 3 hours then took SEM images. What I saw in the SEM was that I got nanoparticles instead of nanowires. My question is that what can I do to get nanowires? What I already thought of is to try increasing the concentration of the reducing/capping agent. I also think I should reduce the sonication time or to get rid of sonication because it affects the formation of nanowires. Are there any other ways to get nanowires?

[ajkoer]

OK, I have never made a nano-wire.

However, I remember reading that Silver (II) fluorine based salt has a "layered" structure lending itself to super-conductivity. So, what if you constructed a nano wire in a more reactive metal than Silver and plated it with Ag by a chemical displacement reaction using, say, AgNO3?