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Synthesis of ultrasmall metal nanoparticles and continuous shells at the liquid/liquid interface in Ouzo emulsions†
Nick Virgilio,Fabienne Gauffre
Nanoscale Pub Date : 09/12/2022 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D2NR04019K
Abstract

Herein, we report a novel method to synthesize metal nanoparticle-shells (NP-shells) and continuous shells at the liquid/liquid interface, via an interfacial reaction in an Ouzo emulsion. Ouzo emulsions spontaneously form submicronic droplets with a narrow size distribution, without any energy-intensive process. The Ouzo system in this work comprises water, tetrahydrofuran (THF) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), and forms BHT-rich droplets (∼100 nm). The addition of a reducing agent (NaBH4) in the aqueous phase, and of a metal precursor (AuPPh3Cl and/or Pd(PPh3)2Cl2) in the BHT-rich droplets, results in the formation of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs), continuous Pd shells, or bimetallic shells, at the interface of the droplets. Control over the NP-shell size was achieved by the addition of a water-soluble polymer during the synthesis, which in turn leads to smaller NP-shells.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of ultrasmall metal nanoparticles and continuous shells at the liquid/liquid interface in Ouzo emulsions
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