Digestive ripening facilitated atomic diffusion at nanosize regime: Case of AuIn2 and Ag3In intermetallic nanoparticles

Arora, Neha and Jagirdar, Balaji R and Klabunde, Kenneth J (2014) Digestive ripening facilitated atomic diffusion at nanosize regime: Case of AuIn2 and Ag3In intermetallic nanoparticles. In: JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, 610 . pp. 35-44.

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Abstract

Monodisperse colloidal gold-indium (AuIn2) intermetallic nanoparticles have been synthesized from Au and In colloids using the digestive ripening process. Formation of the intermetallic proceeds via digestive ripening facilitated atomic diffusion of Au and In atoms from the Au and In nanoparticles followed simultaneously by their growth in the solution. Optimization of the reaction temperature was found to be crucial for the formation of AuIn2 intermetallic from gold and indium nanoparticles. Transmission electron microscopy revealed the presence of nearly monodisperse nanoparticles of Au and AuIn2 with particle size distribution of 3.7 +/- 1.0 nm and 5.0 +/- 1.6 nm, respectively. UV-visible spectral studies brought out the absence of SPR band in pure AuIn2 intermetallic nanoparticles. Optical study and electron microscopy, in combination with powder X-ray diffraction established phase pure AuIn2 intermetallic nanoparticles unambiguously. The potential of such an unprecedented approach has been further exploited in the synthesis of Ag3In intermetallic nanoparticles with the dimension of less than 10 nm. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, PO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
Keywords:	AuIn2 nanoparticles; Ag3In nanoparticles; Intermetallics; Digestive ripening; Optical properties; Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2014 10:26
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2014 10:26
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/49612

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