title: Hollow gold and platinum nanoparticles by a transmetallation reaction in an organic solution.
abstract: Transmetallation reaction between hydrophobized silver nanoparticles with hydrophobized chloroaurate and chloroplatinate ions in chloroform results in the formation of hollow gold and platinum shell nanoparticles respectively.
authors.affiliation: Nanoscience Group, Materials Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune-411 008, India.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Selvakannan
authors.forename: Murali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sastry
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*; D012996:Solutions; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012996:Solutions; D010984:Platinum; D006046:Gold