Silver (I) salicylate complex marked as [Ag(HSal)] was prepared, characterized, and applied to fabricate AgSCN micro/ nanostructures. The [Ag(HSal)] complex was synthesized by silver nitrate and sodium salicylate via a simple precipitation route. To obtain AgSCN micro/nanostructures, the [Ag(HSal)] complex and KSCN were mixed with molar ratio of 1:1 in the presence of ultrasound irradiation. Besides, the effect of sonication time and surfactant on the morphology and particle size of the products was investigated. In this work, polyvinyl pyrrolidone was used as surfactant to prepare star-like and flower-like AgSCN microstructures. The products were analyzed by FT-IR, XRD, EDS, SEM, and TEM.
