Premium
The Generation of Size‐Controlled Palladium Nanoclusters Inside Gel‐Type Functional Resins: Arguments and Preliminary Results
Author(s) -
Biffis A.,
D'Archivio A. A.,
Jeràbek K.,
Schmid G.,
Corain B.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(200012)12:24<1909::aid-adma1909>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - nanoclusters , materials science , palladium , steric effects , polymer , nanoparticle , metal , nanotechnology , nanochemistry , chemical engineering , composite material , organic chemistry , metallurgy , chemistry , engineering , catalysis
Precise control of metal nanoparticle size is demonstrated to be possible for metal nanoclusters grown on resin supports. The final size and size distribution of the nanoclusters are shown to be limited by steric restrictions imposed by the three‐dimensional polymer network (see Figure). This is because the nanoclusters grow inside the swollen polymer network.