Ultrasound-assisted coating of silk yarn with silver chloride nanoparticles

The growth of silver chloride nanoparticles on silk yarn was achieved by sequential dipping steps in alternating bath of potassium chloride and silver nitrate under ultrasound irradiation. The effects of ultrasound irradiation, concentration and sequential dipping steps in growth of the AgCl nanoparticles have been studied. Particle sizes and morphology of nanoparticle are depending on power of ultrasound irradiation. Results show a decrease in the particles size as increasing power of ultrasound irradiation. Increase in concentration and sequential dipping steps result an increase particle size. The physicochemical properties of the nanoparticles were determined by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and inductive coupled plasma (ICP).