Abstract
A new approach for the synthesis of Co-Fe Prussian blue nanoparticles with controlled size has been developed in the present work. Mixture of formamide and water was used as a reaction medium for the chemical synthesis of the nanoparticles at room temperature. It has been found that the size of nanoparticles can be controlled by varying the volume ratios between formamide and water. Powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, diffuse reflectance UV-vis absorption spectra, and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms were employed to characterize the products. The optical properties of the nanoparticles depending on particle size were observed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6-8 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Materials Chemistry and Physics |
Volume | 107 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Jan 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported (in part) by the SRC program of the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through the Center for Intelligent Nano-Bio Materials at Ewha Womans University (grant: R11-2005-008-03001-0). J.M. Kim thanks to the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) grant funded by the Korea government (MOST, 05M0300-29110).
Keywords
- Adsorption
- Chemical synthesis
- Nanostructures
- Transmission electron microscopy