Facile Synthesis of a Broad Range of Colloidal Nanocrystals by Membrane-Mediated pH Gradient under Ambient Conditions

Bahadori, Shahab Ranjbar; Hart, Ryan; Mulgaonkar, Aditi; Wang, Yunfeng; Fuentes, Samuel; Hong, Yi; Cao, Ye; Jiang, Jiechao; Sun, Xiankai; Hao, Yaowu

doi:10.3390/cryst14030240

Title: Facile Synthesis of a Broad Range of Colloidal Nanocrystals by Membrane-Mediated pH Gradient under Ambient Conditions

Journal Article · 29 February 2024 · Crystals

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst14030240 · OSTI ID:2520150

Bahadori, Shahab Ranjbar ^[1]; Hart, Ryan ^[1]; Mulgaonkar, Aditi ^[2]; Wang, Yunfeng ^[3]; Fuentes, Samuel ^[1];

^[1]; Cao, Ye ^[1];

^[1];

^[2]; Hao, Yaowu ^[1]

University of Texas Arlington, TX (United States)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (United States)
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ (United States)

We report a simple synthesis process for a wide variety of ultrasmall nanocrystals. Simply immersing a dialysis bag containing an aqueous solution of a metal salt mixed with citric acid in a NaOH solution reservoir for 10 min, nanocrystals measuring only a few nanometers in size are formed inside the dialysis bag. We demonstrated the synthesis of ultrasmall nanocrystals of Co, Ni, Cu, Ag, Au, Pd, Cu₂O, FeO, and CeO₂, and found that the gradual change in pH caused by the diffusion of OH^– ions through the dialysis membrane played an essential role in the formation of these nanocrystals. This method can be readily adapted for almost all transition metal elements, providing researchers in the fields of catalysis and nanomedicine an easy access to a wide range of ultrasmall metal and oxide nanocrystals.

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Research Organization:: University of Texas Arlington, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0004114

OSTI ID:: 2520150

Journal Information:: Crystals, Journal Name: Crystals Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 14; ISSN 2073-4352

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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