title: Different mechanisms govern the two-phase Brust-Schiffrin dialkylditelluride syntheses of Ag and Au nanoparticles.
abstract: Here we report the first unambiguous identification of the chemical structures of the precursor species involving metal (Au and Ag) ions and Te-containing ligands in the Brust-Schiffrin syntheses of the respective metal nanoparticles, through which the different reaction pathways involved are delineated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Oksana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zaluzhna
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Zangmeister
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.forename: YuYe J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Tong
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013691:Tellurium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012834:Silver; D006046:Gold; D013691:Tellurium