Monodispersity and stability: case of ultrafine aluminium nanoparticles (< 5 nm) synthesized by the solvated metal atom dispersion approach

Arora, Neha and Jagirdar, Balaji R. (2012) Monodispersity and stability: case of ultrafine aluminium nanoparticles (< 5 nm) synthesized by the solvated metal atom dispersion approach. In: Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22 (18). pp. 9058-9063.

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Abstract

The synthesis of THF coordinated aluminium nanoparticles by the solvated metal atom dispersion (SMAD) method is described. These colloids are not stable with respect to precipitation of aluminium nanoparticles. The precipitated aluminium nanopowder is highly pyrophoric. Highly monodisperse colloidal aluminium nanoparticles (3.1 +/- 0.6 nm) stabilized by a capping agent, hexadecyl amine (HDA), have also been prepared by the SMAD method. They are stable towards precipitation of particles for more than a week. The Al-HDA nanoparticles are not as pyrophoric as the Al-THF samples. Particles synthesized in this manner were characterized by high-resolution electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction. Annealing of the Al-HDA nanoparticles resulted in carbonization of the capping agent on the surface of the particles which imparts air stability to them. Carbonization of the capping agent was established using Raman spectroscopy and TEM. The annealed aluminium nanoparticles were found to be stable even upon their exposure to air for over a month which was evident from the powder XRD, TGA/DSC, and TEM studies. The successful passivation was further confirmed with the determination of high active aluminium content (95 wt%) upon exposure and storage under air.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Materials Chemistry
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to Royal Society of Chemistry
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	14 Jun 2012 12:55
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2012 04:28
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/44573

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