Size, shape, and structural control of metallic nanocrystals

In this review, we show that chemical reduction in colloidal assemblies favors the formation of size- and shape-controlled metallic nanoparticles. The key parameters that make possible the size control of spherical nanoparticles produced in spherical reverse micelles are the degree of hydration of the reactants, the dynamic character of the micelles, the capping with the surfactant, and the reducing agent concentration. The particle shape can be controlled by combining the strategy of the surfactant-based template and the capping of salts or molecules. Proof of the quality of the samples is given by the observation of two- and three-dimensional spontaneous self-organizations.     

Large-scale synthesis of single-crystal hexagonal tungsten trioxide nanowires and electrochemical lithium intercalation into the nanocrystals

Single-crystal nanowires of hexagonal tungsten trioxide in a large scale have been successfully prepared by a simple hydrothermal method without any templates and catalysts. Uniform h-WO₃ nanowires with diameter of 25-50 nm and length of up to several micrometers are obtained. It is found that the morphology and crystal form of the final products are strongly dependent on the amount of the sulfate and pH value of the reaction system. The electrochemical performances of the as-prepared h-WO₃ nanowires as anodic materials of Li-ion batteries have also been investigated. It deliveres a discharge capacity of 218 mAh g⁻¹ for the first cycle. In addition, the cycle ability of the nanocrystals is superior to that of bulk materials, which implies the morphology and particle size have the influence on the electrochemical performances.     

Size control of self-assembled nanoparticles by an emulsion/solvent evaporation method

A novel and simple method for size control of self-assembled nanoparticles is suggested in this paper. Polymeric nanoparticles were prepared from amphiphilic chitosan derivatives fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated glycol chitosans (FGCs). The attachment of hydrophobic FITC onto hydrophilic glycol chitosan induced the amphiphilic conjugate to form self-assembled nanoparticles in aqueous media, depending on degree of substitution. The size of self-assembled nanoparticles was controlled by a novel emulsion/solvent evaporation method. Adding a small amount of an immiscible solvent with water (chloroform) to FGC nanoparticle suspensions in aqueous media followed by ultrasonification and solvent evaporation led to partial dissociation and subsequent reformation of nanoparticles. The evaporation of chloroform facilitated the hydrophobic association, which resulted in more dense and hardened hydrophobic cores. The size of nanoparticles was closely related with the FGC concentration in the emulsion. The mean diameters of self-assembled nanoparticles were 150–500 nm at the FGC concentrations of 0.3–2.5 mg/ml. Higher FGC concentration resulted in larger particles. The polydispersity factors (μ ₂/Γ ²) of the reformed nanoparticles were fairly low (0.001–0.094), indicating narrow size distribution. The FGC nanoparticles were stable in phosphate-buffered saline at 37°C up to 20 days. Lactose was a good excipient for maintaining the structural integrity of nanoparticles during freeze-drying. Without lactose, the freeze-dried nanoparticles were not homogeneously redispersed in aqueous media. However, the freeze-dried nanoparticles with lactose were spontaneously redispersed in aqueous milieu with their own sizes.     

二氧化硅纳米管的稳定性及尺寸效应

运用密度泛函计算, 对无水(SiO2-NTs)和水合(SiO2-WNTs)的SiO2纳米管进行结构优化和频率计算, 研究了与尺寸有关的平均结合能和红外光谱. SiO2-WNTs中发现当纳米管的层数或长度相同时平均结合能相等. SiO2-WNTs比SiO2-NTs和二元环直链结构都要稳定. 对截面为四元环的纳米管红外光谱的分析发现, 振动峰值与实验值相吻合, 且切向和径向振动显示较强的尺寸效应. SiO2-WNTs是一维SiO2纳米管一种合适的结构模型.     

纳米氧化锆的物相与尺寸效应

用溶胶凝胶法制得ＺｒＯ２粉体。通过控制晶体尺寸得到了室温下稳定的立方相、四方相和单斜相。用Ｘ射线衍射（ＸＲＤ）、透射电镜（ＴＥＭ）、激光拉曼谱（ＬＲＳ）、电子顺磁共振（ＥＳＲ）等技术研究了晶体结构和晶粒尺寸的相互关系。试验表明：单斜相、四方相、立方相ＺｒＯ２的比表面能依次递减。因而，当晶粒尺寸减小至纳米级时，四方相和立方相都可变为室温下的稳态或亚稳态。     

不同尺寸ZIF-8对U(VI)的吸附性能

以经典的金属有机骨架(MOFs)材料ZIF-8为吸附剂,研究尺寸效应对铀吸附性能的影响。 通过3种方法合成不同粒径的ZIF-8,利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线粉末衍射仪(XRD)、表面积与孔隙度分析仪等对其进行了表征,测试了相同条件下不同尺寸的ZIF-8对硝酸铀酰溶液中U(VI)吸附,分别对其吸附过程的动力学和吸附等温线进行了考察,并测试了材料的可重复利用性。 结果表明,成功制备了高结晶性、高纯度的ZIF-8,产物形貌呈菱形十二面体,颗粒均匀,粒径分别为约50 nm、150 nm及2 μm;3种ZIF-8具有单一均匀的微孔结构和与粒径高度相关的比表面积;不同尺寸的ZIF-8均能快速吸附溶液中的U(VI),在室温pH=3下,在70 min左右时即可吸附初始质量浓度为200 mg/L的U(VI)溶液中90%以上U(VI);其中较小尺寸(约50 nm)的ZIF-8吸附性能最好,单位质量ZIF-8吸附U(VI)的饱和吸附量达到520.26 mg/g;ZIF-8对U的吸附动力学上符合二级动力学方程,吸附等温线符合Langmuir模型,说明ZIF-8对U(VI)的捕获属于化学单层吸附;经过4个吸附-解吸循环后,3种尺寸的ZIF-8均依然保持了70%以上的去除率。     

Effect of Particle Size and Capping on Photoluminescence Quantum Efficiency of 1,3,5-Triphenyl-2-pyrazoline Nanocrystals

Organic nanocrystals of 1,3,5-triphenyl-2-pyrazoline(TPP) with a series of sizes were synthesized by reprecipitation method.The luminescence quantum efficiency of TPP nanocrystals increases from 24.2% for the nanocrystals with an average size of 300nm to 34.6% for those with an average size of 20nm.Surface capping by polyvinyl pyrrolidone(PVP) will improve the quantum efficiency of TPP nanocrystals.The size-dependence and capping-induced variation of the luminescence quantum efficiency was elucidated in viewpoint of aggregation quenching and the equilibrium between the TPP monomers and the aggregates in TPP nanocrystals.     

氯化钠溶液中铜丝尺寸效应对腐蚀行为的影响

为了研究半径变化对铜丝腐蚀行为的影响, 通过极化曲线和交流阻抗测试方法研究了半径为0.04-0.82 mm的铜丝在自然通气的0.5 mol·L-1 NaCl(pH=7.4)溶液中的腐蚀行为. 结果表明, 当铜丝半径小于氧的扩散层厚度(0.56 mm)时, 随着半径减少, 非线性扩散的存在加速了电化学反应的传质过程, 其影响由慢到快迅速增大, 使得受扩散过程控制的阴、阳极反应速率增大, 铜丝的腐蚀电流密度显著增加. 对铂丝、不锈钢丝的氧阴极还原反应过程研究也得到了类似的反应特征. 上述现象表明铜丝腐蚀行为的尺寸效应具有一定的普遍性.     

Size Matters: Influence of Gold‐to‐Ligand Ratio and Sulfur‐Sulfur Distance of Linear Thioether Heptamers on the Size of Gold Nanoparticles

A systematic investigation of two parameters steering the size of linear octadentate heptamer‐coated gold nanoparticles (AuNP s) is presented, being i ) the chemical structure (sulfur‐sulfur distance) of the coating thioether heptamer ligand and ii ) the ratio of ligand to tetrachloroauric acid (HA uCl₄) reduced during the formation of the AuNP s. For this purpose, a novel terphenyl‐based thioether heptamer ( Ter ) is synthesized via an end‐capping oligomerization strategy, comprising an increased distance between neighboring sulfur atoms in the ligand backbone compared to the meta‐xylene‐ ( Xyl ) and tetraphenylmethane‐ ( TPM ) based heptamers. While for both investigated parameters a clear trend to various‐sized NP s is shown, a stronger influence in the resulting sizes is observed by alteration of ligand to gold‐ratio. Remarkable processability‐ and long‐term stability‐features were observed for AuNP s stabilized by the bulky tetraphenylmethane‐based heptamer ( TPM ).     

单分散超细二氧化钛颗粒的制备及粒径控制

四氯化钛和三乙醇胺在90 ℃反应生成钛可溶性化合物.该化合物溶液在145 ℃下陈化反应48 h,生成单分散性较好的锐钛矿型二氧化钛颗粒.讨论了钛可溶性化合物的形成和水解过程.陈化液的pH值在0.9～10.5变化时, 对颗粒大小和形状有显著的影响, 酸度越大, 颗粒越小.颗粒的大小也可以通过加入晶种得到控制.在pH为10.5时加入晶种, 颗粒的尺寸变小, 形貌基本维持棒状.用TEM和XRD等手段测定了颗粒的晶型、形貌和比表面积.     

Size effect of complexing microcapsules on copper ion extraction

In a previous work [J. Microencapsulation, in press], polyamide microcapsules containing a poly(acrylic acid) gel as a macromolecular ligand (PAA-CAPS) with a mean diameter of 210 μm were prepared using an original two-step polymerization process combining interfacial polycondensation and radical polymerization in a water in oil inverse emulsion system. Extractions of many divalent cations were examined. In this work, we proposed to synthesise by the same process, smaller microcapsules with a mean diameter of 10 μm (PAA-μCAPS). Reference polyamide microcapsules, i.e. without ligand were also synthesized (μCAPS) and (CAPS) [J. Microencapsulation, in press]. Microcapsule wall thickness was evaluated by SEM and TEM observations of microcapsule cross-section cuts, microcapsule water content was determined by thermogravimetric experiments. Specific surface area and total volume of the pore of microcapsules were determined by BET method based on N₂ adsorption/desorption. The comparison of the extractabilities and the stripping of Cu(II) into the various kind of microcapsules were examined.     

Controlled growth of uniform noble metal nanocrystals: aqueous-based synthesis and some applications in biomedicine

Aqueous-dispersed single and binary noble metal nanocrystals have attracted much attention as key materials in many fields, especially in biomedicine, catalysis, etc. Controlled growth of the metal nuclei allow for the manipulation of uniform morphology of final products. This behavior would tailor their unique physiochemical and electronic properties and follows by their practical applications. This review presents an overall picture of kinetic formation of a particle and then summarizes an overview of recent progress in many research groups concerning aqueous- and/or polyol-based syntheses of many types of aqueous-dispersed single metallic and bimetallic nanocrystals with controlled shape. The main advantages in these synthetic approaches for the shape-controlled metal nanocrystals are simple, versatile, environmentally friendly, low cost, pure and single-crystalline products, and high yield. The formed products can be easily dispersed in water medium and compatible for biotechnological field. Particularly the biomolecule (antibody including protein and/or DNA)-conjugated gold nanocrystals have been utilized as an active agent for a broad range of biomedical applications. We expect that this review will have a high potential towards novel materials fabrication and nanotechnological fields.     

一氧化碳辅助钯、铂纳米晶的形貌控制

形貌控制对调控贵金属纳米晶的催化和光学性能至关重要．近年来,在发展铂、钯纳米晶的形貌控制的方法过程中,一氧化碳（CO）不仅作为合成铂、钯纳米晶的优良还原剂,还可通过在特定晶面的选择性吸附辅助铂、钯纳米晶的形貌控制．CO辅助铂、钯纳米晶形貌控制的方法正逐步展现出独特的优越性,甚至帮助我们制备了一些目前其他方法所无法制备的纳米晶．该综述文章首先从表面科学的角度分析讨论CO分子在铂、钯单晶面上的不同吸附行为,然后总结分析了CO调控铂、钯纳米晶形貌的几个典型例子（超薄钯纳米片、介晶钯纳米花、钯四角叉／四面体以及铂纳米立方体、铂钴削角八面体）,讨论了CO在控制铂、钯纳米晶的形貌控制作用及其化学本质,最后提出CO在辅助贵金属纳米晶的形貌控制中的挑战和展望．     

Room Temperature Synthesis and Size Control of HKUST‐1

We report the synthesis of HKUST‐1 (Cu₃(btc)₂; btc=benzene‐1,3,5‐tricarboxylate) and its growth kinetics by dynamic light scattering completely at room temperature without prior nucleation‐induction steps. Upon an increase in concentration of the starting solutions, the generation of a pure phase requires adjustment of the H₂O/EtOH ratio. The presence of DMF is important to avoid competitive side phases. Replacement of DMF by a minimal amount of diethylamine resulted in the instantaneous formation of pure HKUST‐1 upon mixing at room temperature. Additionally, the synthesis parameters strongly influence the final crystallite size and porous properties.     

尺寸效应对SiO2纳米管化学屏蔽张量的影响

运用密度泛函理论,对截面为三元环的有限长SiO2纳米管进行了研究.核磁共振(NMR)的结果表明,随着纳米管层数的增加,29Si和17O原子的各向同性化学屏蔽张量σiso和各向异性化学屏蔽张量△σ由两端向中间振荡直至趋于稳定值.对长度大于一定数值的有限长纳米管,中间层上原子的σiso和△σ值可作为更长的或无限长SiO2纳米管的理论预测值,这些结果对如何选取合理的有限长纳米管模型来研究无限长结构具有一定的指导意义.     

无机纳米晶的形貌调控及生长机理研究

形貌及尺寸规整可控的纳米晶体的合成是目前十分引人注目的纳米材料研究领域．制备合成中的形貌调控及其功能化是这些纳米材料能够得到应用的关键问题．研究者们希望在纳米晶的任一阶段均能实现控制并在期望的阶段停止,从而得到尺寸、形态、结构及组成确定的纳米晶体．本文综述了近年来无机纳米晶体的典型合成路径,深入探讨了纳米晶在成核、生长及熟化阶段的控制原理,研究了液相合成纳米材料过程中晶体结构与生长行为的相关性问题,并总结了几类具有代表性的低维、多维纳米晶体的形成规律和生长机理．探索纳米粒子的调控合成对于纳米材料的规模化生产及应用具有重要的理论价值和指导意义．     

聚苯乙烯胶乳颗粒的成膜过程及尺寸效应

聚合物乳液成膜过程可分为介质蒸发、颗粒形变和相邻颗粒间高分子的扩散融合三个阶段.一般认为,环境温度达到或高于高分子的玻璃化转变温度(T_g)时颗粒才可能发生形变.Goudy等研究了粒径为0.24～1.05μm的聚苯乙烯(PS)胶乳的成膜过程,发现PS颗粒在368K(T_g约373K)热处理很长时间也不发生形变,而在378K热处理后,粒径较小的颗粒融合速度快于较大颗粒.