Facile, fast, and inexpensive synthesis of monodisperse amorphous nickel-phosphide nanoparticles of predefined size

Karl Mandel; Frank Dillon; Antal A Koos; Zabeada Aslam; Kerstin Jurkschat; Frank Cullen; Alison Crossley; Hugh Bishop; Karsten Moh; Christian Cavelius; Eduard Arzt; Nicole Grobert

doi:10.1039/c0cc02769c

Facile, fast, and inexpensive synthesis of monodisperse amorphous nickel-phosphide nanoparticles of predefined size

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Apr 14;47(14):4108-10. doi: 10.1039/c0cc02769c. Epub 2011 Mar 7.

Authors

Karl Mandel¹, Frank Dillon, Antal A Koos, Zabeada Aslam, Kerstin Jurkschat, Frank Cullen, Alison Crossley, Hugh Bishop, Karsten Moh, Christian Cavelius, Eduard Arzt, Nicole Grobert

Affiliation

¹ Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK.

PMID: 21384023
DOI: 10.1039/c0cc02769c

Abstract

Monodisperse, size-controlled Ni-P nanoparticles were synthesised in a single step process using triphenyl-phosphane (TPP), oleylamine (OA), and Ni(II)acetyl-acetonate. The nanoparticles were amorphous, contained ~30 at% P and their size was controlled between 7-21 nm simply by varying the amount of TPP. They are catalytically active for tailored carbon nanotube growth.