title: Rapid synthesis of cubic Pt nanoparticles and their use for the preparation of Pt nanoagglomerates.
abstract: We report the synthesis of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)-stabilized cubic Pt nanoparticles by NaBH4 reduction of H2PtCl6 in aqueous CTAB solution. These Pt nanoparticles (average size of 7 nm) were well dispersed in aqueous solution and stable at least for 2 months. Addition of a trace amount of AgNO3 can alter the morphology of these Pt nanoparticles. More interestingly, the as-prepared uniform Pt nanoparticles were further developed into bigger Pt nanoagglomerates (approximately 20 to 47 nm) by a seed-mediate growth process. Dentritic and spherical Pt nanoagglomerates can be synthesized by altering the incubation time and their size can be tuned by controlling the amount of the seeds added.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Science, Jilin.
authors.forename: Xiaoge
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Tie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shaojun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D007854:Lead / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D012996:Solutions; D013499:Surface Properties; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D007854:Lead