Formation of hollow Ni2p nanoparticles based on the nanoscale Kirkendall effect.
Colloidal hollow nanoparticles (NPs) of Ni2P have been prepared by a one-pot reaction from a mixture of nickel acetate, oleylamine, trioctylphosphine (TOP), and 1-octadecene. The mechanism to the hollow structure is related to the nanoscale Kirkendall effect. The process contains two important steps. First, oleylamine-stabilized Ni NPs were formed, which can protect them from TOP etching and slow down the inward diffusion of P atoms. Second, the solid-state reaction between the Ni NPs occurred when the TOP concentration and the reaction temperature were correctly adjusted.
Chiang
Ray-Kuang
RK
Nanomaterials Laboratory, Far East University, Tainan County 74448, Taiwan, Republic of China. rkc.chem@msa.hinet.net
Chiang
Ray-Tung
RT