Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-14-2008
Abstract
Using PAMAM dendrimers as nanoparticle templates, a synthetic route to prepare 3 nm magnetic NiAu nanoparticles was developed. Aqueous solutions of hydroxyl-terminated generation 5 PAMAM dendrimers in 25 mM NaClO4 were shown to bind aqueous NiII. Coreduction of NiII and AuIII salts yielded bimetallic dendrimer stabilized nanoparticles, which were extracted into toluene with decanethiol. Characterization of the resulting monolayer protected clusters (MPCs) with transmission electron microscopy and UV–visible, atomic absorption, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies suggested that the MPCs had substantial surface enrichment in Au. Superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) measurements at 5 K show the bimetallic MPCs to have low coercivity and saturation magnetization relative to bulk Ni. Solution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies using the Evans method showed the bimetallic nanoparticles retain magnetic properties at ambient temperatures.
DOI
10.1021/jp076982c
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Repository Citation
Auten, B. J., Hahn, B. P., Vijayaraghavan, G., Stevenson, K. J., & Chandler, B. D. (2008). Preparation and characterization of 3 nm magnetic NiAu nanoparticles. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112(14), 5365-5372. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp076982c
Publication Information
Journal of Physical Chemistry C