A Novel Approach for the Preparation of Silver–silica Nanocomposite

A novel route for the synthesis of silver–silica nanocomposite has been explored. We have employed dendrimer-protected silver nanoparticles, which act as a template to synthesize silica from its precursor on sol–gel processes. It has been observed that in the composite the nanosize silver particles are homogeneously dispersed in the silica matrix.