title: Templating silver nanoparticle growth using phosphonated calixarenes.
abstract: Very small ( approximately 2 nm) silver nanoparticles can be readily prepared using p-phosphonated calixarenes as templating agents and surfactants, at the same time allowing the use of hydrogen gas as an environmentally benign reductant.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Strategic Nano-Fabrication, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
authors.forename: Karel J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Hartlieb
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: Colin L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Raston
mesh_terms: D047250:Calixarenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008958:Models, Molecular; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D063065:Organophosphonates; D047250:Calixarenes; D012834:Silver