Hydrogen induced p-phosphonic acid calix[8]arene controlled growth of Ru, Pt and Pd nanoparticles

Wenzhe Zang, Xianjue Chen, Ramiz Boulos, Jeremiah Toster, Colin Raston

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    Abstract

    Monodispersed Ru, Pt and Pd nanoparticles with narrow size distributions (2, 12 and 20 nm respectively) have been synthesised via bubbling hydrogen gas into aqueous solutions of the noble metal ions in the presence of p-phosphonic acid calix[8]arene, at room temperature. Molecular modelling of the Ru nanoparticles provides insight into the role of the calixarene in controlling the size and stabilisation of the metal nanoparticles.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)15167-15170
    Number of pages4
    JournalChemical Communications
    Volume50
    Issue number96
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 6 Nov 2014

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