Asim Ali Yaqoob^1,2, Khalid Umar¹, Zahoor Ahmad², Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim^1,*, Akil Ahmad³ and Showkat Ahmad Bhawani^4,*

¹School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia 11800 Gelugor, Penang Malaysia

²Department of Chemistry, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur 10250 AJK, Pakistan

³School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia

⁴Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kuching 94300, Malaysia

*Corresponding authors: Email: mnm@usm.my; sabhawani@gmail.com

Silver nanowires and Ag@polycarbazole nanocables have been effectively fabricated. Polyol-reduction and ion adsorption process were used to fabricate pure silver nanowires and Ag@polycarbazole nanocomposite by using an oxidant (iron acetate). Ions of oxidant were adsorbed on the surface of pure silver nanowires to oxidize carbazole monomers for efficient polymerization. The morphology of nanowires and Ag@PCz composite were characterized by using SEM, FT-IR and photoluminescence analysis. The SEM shows the presence of a smooth polymeric sheath. FT-IR and photoluminescence analysis shows dominant peaks that indicate the presence of silver nanowires and polycarbazole (PCz) with a smooth polymeric coating. Nanoparticle analyzer was used to determine z-average and actual size of sample. UV-visible spectrum shows two bands that were dominant at 345 and 410 nm. These are π to π* transitions that indicates the presence of polycarbazole nanocables.

Silver nanowires, Polycarbazole nanocable, Oxidant, Ferric acetate.