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Combinatorial synthesis of binary nanoparticles in ionic liquids by co-sputtering and mixing of elemental nanoparticles.

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Binary alloy nanoparticles were fabricated by two combinatorial methods: (I) co-sputtering from elemental targets into the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [Bmim][(Tf)2N] and (II) by mixing elemental nanoparticles after sputtering them… Click to show full abstract

Binary alloy nanoparticles were fabricated by two combinatorial methods: (I) co-sputtering from elemental targets into the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [Bmim][(Tf)2N] and (II) by mixing elemental nanoparticles after sputtering them separately into [Bmim][(Tf)2N]. Both methods lead to formation of Au-Cu nanoparticles (2.3 nm for co-sputtered, for 3.6 nm mixed), however with different resulting compositions: co-sputtered nanoparticles show a composition range of Au80-90Cu20-10; mixing of Au- and Cu-loaded ionic liquids leads to the formation of Au75Cu25 nanoparticles. Annealing the binary nanoparticles at 100°C shows that the mixed nanoparticles grow to sizes of 4.1 nm, whereas the co-sputtered nanoparticles grow only to 3 nm.

Keywords: combinatorial synthesis; synthesis binary; ionic liquids; binary nanoparticles; mixing elemental; elemental nanoparticles

Journal Title: ACS combinatorial science
Year Published: 2019

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