Print Email Facebook Twitter Bicontinuous microemulsions for high yield, wet synthesis of ultrafine nanoparticles: A general approach Title Bicontinuous microemulsions for high yield, wet synthesis of ultrafine nanoparticles: A general approach Author Latsuzbaia, R. Negro, E. Koper, G.J.M. Faculty Applied Sciences Department Chenical Engineering Date 2015-01-29 Abstract The design of a synthesis strategy for metal nanoparticles by templating dense microemulsions is proposed. Particle size is controlled by surfactant size rather than by microemulsion composition. The strategy was demonstrated with various systems with different surfactant: cationic, anionic and non-ionic and of different sizes. Formulations were determined using the microemulsion phase diagrams. Synthesis was demonstrated for platinum nanoparticles with some examples for gold. The nanoparticles were subsequently extracted from the microemulsion by absorption onto a carbon support, after which the surfactant was recycled. Subject Gold for GoldOpen Access To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:aa0a714f-50f5-4fcd-8ac2-b3cabecda3db DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/c5fd00004a Publisher RSC Publishing ISSN 1364-5498 Source Faraday Discussions, 2015, Advance Article Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2015 RSC Files PDF c5fd00004a.pdf 660.16 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:aa0a714f-50f5-4fcd-8ac2-b3cabecda3db/datastream/OBJ/view