Room temperature synthesis of platinum nanoparticles in water-in-oil microemulsion

Angshuman Pal, Sunil Shah, Serguei Belochapkine, David Tanner, Edmond Magner, Surekha Devi

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Abstract

Platinum nanoparticles of less than 5 nm size have been synthesized by the reduction of H2PtCl6 using sodium borohydride in water-in-oil (w/o) microemulsions of water/TritonX-100/cyclohexene/1-hexanol at 25 ± 2 °C. Size and shape of the particles are determined through HRTEM images.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)205-207
Number of pages3
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume337
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2009

Keywords

  • Microemulsion
  • Nanoparticles
  • Platinum

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