title: Facile and scalable synthesis of Ti5Si3 nanoparticles in molten salts for metal-matrix nanocomposites.
abstract: We report a novel synthesis of Ti5Si3 nanoparticles (NPs) via the magnesio-reduction of TiO2 NPs and SiO2 in eutectic LiCl-KCl molten salts at 700 °C. The Ti5Si3 particle size (∼25 nm) is confined to the nanoscale due to the partial dissolution of Mg and silica in the molten salts and a subsequent heterogeneous reduction on the surface of the TiO2 NPs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA. jin@chem.wisc.edu.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Estruga
authors.forename: Steven N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Girard
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Lianyi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiaochun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jin