05 December 2019 2 10K Report

Polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) is a known reducing agent for metals such as Ag, Au, Pt, Ta, and Nb. For metallic silver, it has been suggested that the active Si–H moiety of the PMHS siloxane backbone react with the AgNO3 precursor to form Si-Ag, insitu. Is the Si-Ag bond really stable?

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