Ambient synthesis of nanomaterials by in situ heterogeneous metal/ligand reactions


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Chang B. S., Thomas B., Chen J., Tevis I. D., Karanja P., Cinar S., ...Daha Fazla

NANOSCALE, cilt.11, sa.29, ss.14060-14069, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 29
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1039/c9nr05448k
  • Dergi Adı: NANOSCALE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.14060-14069
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Coordination polymers are ideal synthons in creating high aspect ratio nanostructures, however, conventional synthetic methods are often restricted to batch-wise and costly processes. Herein, we demonstrate a non-traditional, frugal approach to synthesize 1D coordination polymers by in situ etching of zerovalent metal particle precursors. This procedure is denoted as the heterogeneous metal/ligand reaction and was demonstrated on Group 13 metals as a proof of concept. Simple carboxylic acids supply the etchant protons and ligands for metal ions (conjugate base) in a 1 : 1 ratio. This scalable reaction produces a 1D polymer that assembles into high-aspect ratio 'nanobeams'. We demonstrate control over crystal structure and morphology by tuning the: (i) metal center, (ii) stoichiometry and (iii) structure of the ligands. This work presents a general scalable method for continuous, heat free and water-based coordination polymer synthesis.