One-step synthesis of metallic and metal oxide nanoparticles using amino-PEG oligomers as multi-purpose ligands: size and shape control, and quasi-universal solvent dispersibility.

Javier Rubio-Garcia (1) , Yannick Coppel (1) , Pierre Lecante (2) , Christophe Mingotaud (3) , Bruno Chaudret (1) , Fabienne Gauffre (4) , Myrtil L. Kahn (1)

1 LCC - Laboratoire de chimie de coordination
2 CEMES - Centre d'élaboration de matériaux et d'études structurales
3 IMRCP - Interactions moléculaires et réactivité chimique et photochimique
4 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes

A one-step and room temperature synthesis toward metallic and metal oxide nanoparticles soluble both in water and organic solvent is reported. This was achieved using amino-PEG oligomers that make it possible to control the size and shape of the nanoparticles.

Domaines: Chimie organique

Javier Rubio-Garcia, Yannick Coppel, Pierre Lecante, Christophe Mingotaud, Bruno Chaudret, et al.. One-step synthesis of metallic and metal oxide nanoparticles using amino-PEG oligomers as multi-purpose ligands: size and shape control, and quasi-universal solvent dispersibility.. Chemical Communications, 2011, 47 (3), pp.988-90. ⟨10.1039/c0cc02615h⟩. ⟨hal-00870324⟩