Re-investigation of the thermal decomposition of Co(CO)4SiCl3 adsorbed on silica.
Evidence is provided that thermal decomposition of Co(CO)(4)SiCl(3) adsorbed on silica in a hydrogen atmosphere results in the formation of metallic cobalt nanoparticles covered with a Co(2)SiO(4)/CoO shell instead of cobalt silicide nanoparticles, as had been reported previously.
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Van An
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Institute of Materials Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9, A-1060 Wien, Austria.
Gross
Silvia
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Schubert
Ulrich
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