Synthesis, characterization, and structure-selective extraction of 1-3-nm diameter AuAg dendrimer-encapsulated bimetallic nanoparticles

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1015-1024

  Wilson, Orla M ^a   Scott, Robert W J ^a   Garcia Martinez, Joaquin C ^a   Crooks, Richard M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; DENDRIMERS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES; DENDRIMER-ENCAPSULATED NANOPARTICLES (DEN); SEQUENTIAL LOADING METHOD;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ALLOY; DENDRIMER; GOLD; METAL; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SILVER; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DENDRIMER ENCAPSULATED NANOPARTICLE; ENCAPSULATION; EXTRACTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PARTICLE SIZE; REDUCTION; SINGLE PARTICLE X RAY ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 12444283728     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja045224m     Document Type: Article

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