Metallogels of indium(III) with bile salts: soft materials for nanostructured In2S3 synthesis

Maity, Mitasree and Maitra, Uday (2017) Metallogels of indium(III) with bile salts: soft materials for nanostructured In2S3 synthesis. In: DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 46 (28). pp. 9266-9271.

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Abstract

This work describes sonication mediated facile metallo-hydrogel formation from biodetergents sodium cholate and deoxycholate in the presence of indium(III). The resulting thermo-irreversible gels behaved as viscoelastic soft solids as observed by rheological measurements. Scanning electron and atomic force microscopy analysis revealed the transition from spherical aggregates before gelation to typical entangled three-dimensional fibrous networks in gels. The In-Ch hydrogel was further used to prepare nanostructured In2S3 in which the cholate units acted as surfactants to limit the growth of the nanoflakes.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	DALTON TRANSACTIONS
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY, THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Organic Chemistry
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2017 06:05
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2017 06:05
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/57992

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