title: Surfactant assisted formation of ruthenium nanochains under mild conditions and their catalytic CO oxidation activity.
abstract: Spontaneous formation of ruthenium nanochains is accomplished in aqueous medium under mild conditions using a seed mediated protocol with cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the capping agent. They are formed due to the random self-assembly of Ru seeds of ∼3.5 nm size. These 1D nanostructures exhibit better catalytic activity towards the oxidation of CO relative to the ∼3.5 nm seeds and 6 nm Ru nanospheres. The synthesis strategy adopted here is found to be simple, facile and environmentally friendly.
authors.affiliation: Catalysis Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, India - 411 008.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sreedhala
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Vinod
mesh_terms: D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D012428:Ruthenium