Characterization techniques for nanoparticles: comparison and complementarity upon studying nanoparticle properties

S Mourdikoudis, RM Pallares, NTK Thanh - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructures have attracted huge interest as a rapidly growing class of materials for many
applications. Several techniques have been used to characterize the size, crystal structure …

Methods of chemical synthesis in the synthesis of nanomaterial and nanoparticles by the chemical deposition method: a review

K Hachem, MJ Ansari, RO Saleh, HH Kzar… - BioNanoScience, 2022 - Springer
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a vacuum deposition method used to produce high-
quality and high-performance solid materials. The process is often used in the …

Stabilizing ultrasmall Au clusters for enhanced photoredox catalysis

B Weng, KQ Lu, Z Tang, HM Chen, YJ Xu - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Recently, loading ligand-protected gold (Au) clusters as visible light photosensitizers onto
various supports for photoredox catalysis has attracted considerable attention. However, the …

Untangling the role of the capping agent in nanocatalysis: recent advances and perspectives

S Campisi, M Schiavoni, CE Chan-Thaw, A Villa - Catalysts, 2016 - mdpi.com
Capping agents (organic ligands, polymers, surfactants, etc.) are a basic component in the
synthesis of metal nanoparticles with controlled size and well-defined shape. However, their …

Impact of gold nanoparticle stabilizing ligands on the colloidal catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol

SM Ansar, CL Kitchens - ACS Catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have received considerable interest owing to their unique
properties and applications in catalysis. One of the major challenges for colloidal …

Carbon dots rooted agarose hydrogel hybrid platform for optical detection and separation of heavy metal ions

N Gogoi, M Barooah, G Majumdar… - ACS applied materials …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A robust solid sensing platform for an on-site operational and accurate detection of heavy
metal is still a challenge. We introduce chitosan based carbon dots rooted agarose hydrogel …

Phosphine‐Based Covalent Organic Framework for the Controlled Synthesis of Broad‐Scope Ultrafine Nanoparticles

R Tao, X Shen, Y Hu, K Kang, Y Zheng, S Luo, S Yang… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, a phosphine‐based covalent organic framework (Phos‐COF‐1) is successfully
synthesized and employed as a template for the confined growth of broad‐scope …

Hydrophobic and hydrophilic Au and Ag nanoparticles. Breakthroughs and perspectives

I Fratoddi - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
This review provides a broad look on the recent investigations on the synthesis,
characterization and physico-chemical properties of noble metal nanoparticles, mainly gold …

Air-stable gold nanoparticles ligated by secondary phosphine oxides as catalyst for the chemoselective hydrogenation of substituted aldehydes: a remarkable ligand …

I Cano, MA Huertos, AM Chapman… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Air-stable and homogeneous gold nanoparticles (AuNPs, 1a–5a) ligated by various
secondary phosphine oxides (SPOs),[R1R2P (O) H](R1= Naph, R2= t Bu, L1; R1= R2= Ph …

Controlled metal nanostructures: Fertile ground for coordination chemists

C Amiens, D Ciuculescu-Pradines… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2016 - Elsevier
Composition (metal or metal oxide core and organic coating), size, shape and structure are
the main parameters governing the properties of nano-objects. Driven by their huge …