title: The role of water in the synthesis of indium nanoparticles.
abstract: We report the water-assisted synthesis of indium nanoparticles (In NPs). We found that a precise amount of water was necessary to allow the formation of the desired 7 nm In NPs: the oxidation of the In surface by water inhibits the growth of NPs as well as subsequent reactivity with white phosphorus (P4). A novel surface activation method based on the use of organosilanes is presented.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France. mezailles@chimie.ups-tlse.fr.
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dreyfuss
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France. mezailles@chimie.ups-tlse.fr.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pradel
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Laure
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vendier
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie de Toulouse ICT-FR2599, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mallet-Ladeira
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France. mezailles@chimie.ups-tlse.fr.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mézailles