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Javier Garcia-martinez
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Synthesis, characterization and magnetism of monodispersed water soluble palladium nanoparticles
2008
Water soluble, monodispersed Pd nanoparticles with a narrow particle size distribution have been successfully synthesized by controlled reduction of [PdCl4]2−. The resulting aqueous colloids are stable over extended periods of time and can be prepared at high nanoparticle loading (20 g/L of Pd) with no agglomeration. The size of the nanoparticles can be reduced from the nanometer (ca. 3.5 nm) to the sub-nanometer size range (ca. 0.9 nm). Detailed magnetic characterization indicated that the larger, 3.5 nm nanoparticles show ferromagnetic properties at room temperature, while the sub-nanometric ones lose this magnetic behavior.
Titania–Silica Materials for Enhanced Photocatalysis
2015
Mesoporous titania–organosilica nanoparticles comprised of anatase nanocrystals crosslinked with organosilica moieties have been prepared by direct co-condensation of a titania precursor, tetrabuthylortotitanate (TBOT), with two organosilica precursors, 1,4-bis(triethoxysilyl) benzene (BTEB) and 1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl) ethane (BTEE), in mild conditions and in the absence of surfactant. These hybrid materials show both high surface areas (200–360 m2 g−1) and pore volumes (0.3 cm3 g−1) even after calcination, and excellent photoactivity in the degradation of rhodamine 6G and in the partial oxidation of propene under UV irradiation, especially after the calcination of the samples. During calci…
Incorporation of Pd nanoparticles in mesostructured silica
2009
Monodisperse Pd nanoparticles were prepared by controlled reduction in organic phase and subsequent transfer to aqueous phase. A systematic study was carried out to finely tune nanoparticle size and optimize particle size distribution. The use of 4-dimethylaminopyridine as a transfer agent allowed for the easy and quantitative extraction of the Pd to the aqueous phase. The quaternary amine-functionalized metal nanoparticles were then used as metallic micelle replicas to grow silica around them. This novel and facile metal incorporation method provided an excellent dispersion and homogeneity of Pd nanoparticles on silica supports. In addition, cationic surfactants, such as cetyltrimethylammo…
Bistable spin-crossover nanoparticles showing magnetic thermal hysteresis near room temperature
2007
We have demonstrated that the reverse micelle technique can be applied to polymeric spin-crossover systems, such as [Fe(Htrz)2(trz)](BF4), to control the growth of the crystallites. Small nanoparticles of diameters around 10 nm and narrow size distribution were obtained. It is easy to envision that, by modifying the synthetic procedure, the size and critical temperatures of these nanoparticles can be tuned. On one hand, different ratios of solvent, water, and surfactants will lead to different micelle sizes, which will affect the particle size and, maybe, the magnetic properties. On the other hand, the critical temperatures can be lowered towards room temperature by changing the composition…