Templating silver nanoparticle growth using phosphonated calixarenes.
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.
Hartlieb
Karel J
KJ
Centre for Strategic Nano-Fabrication, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
Saunders
Martin
M
Raston
Colin L
CL
D047250:Calixarenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008958:Models, Molecular; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
D063065:Organophosphonates; D047250:Calixarenes; D012834:Silver