title: Facile synthesis of tin oxide nanoparticles stabilized by dendritic polymers.
abstract: Tin(IV) oxide nanoparticles were synthesized via the reaction of carbon dioxide with stannate ions immobilized by dendritic polymers. For PAMAM and PPI dendrimer hosts, resultant nanoparticle diameters were 2.5-3 nm; 3-3.5 nm nanoparticles resulted from use of a poly(ethyleneimine) hyperbranched polymer. Our conditions represent the only precedent for SnO2 nanoparticulate growth using dendritic architectures, as well as a novel application for CO2 as a reactive gas for the controlled growth of metal oxide nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, 48859, USA.
authors.forename: Venkateswarlu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Juttukonda
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Paddock
authors.forename: Jeffery E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Denomme
authors.forename: Andrew E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Laura E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Slusher
authors.forename: Bradley D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Fahlman