Composition tunable cobalt–nickel and cobalt–iron alloy nanoparticles below 10 nm synthesized using acetonated cobalt carbonyl

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2012-07

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Van Schooneveld, Matti M.ISNI 0000000391069443
Campos-Cuerva, Carlos
Pet, Jeroen
Meeldijk, Johannes DISNI 0000000419468594
van Rijssel, Jos
Meijerink, Andries
Erné, Ben HISNI 0000000397074702
de Groot, FrankISNI 0000000114483312

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Abstract

A general organometallic route has been developed to synthesize CoxNi1-x and CoxFe1-x alloy nanoparticles with a fully tunable composition and a size of 4–10 nm with high yield. In contrast to previously reported synthesis methods using dicobalt octacarbonyl (Co2(CO)8), here the cobalt–cobalt bond in the carbonyl complex is first broken with anhydrous acetone. The acetonated compound, in the presence of iron carbonyl or nickel acetylacetonate, is necessary to obtain small composition tunable alloys. This new route and insights will provide guidelines for the wetchemical synthesis of yet unmade bimetallic alloy nanoparticles.

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Synthesis, Nanoparticles, Cobalt alloy, Carbonyl disproportionation, Acetone, TRANSITION-METAL, DICOBALT OCTACARBONYL, FE NANOPARTICLES, CO, DISPROPORTIONATION, NI, SUPERLATTICES, NANOCRYSTALS, DERIVATIVES, COMPLEXES

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van Schooneveld, M M, Campos-Cuerva, C, Pet, J, Meeldijk, J D, van Rijssel, J, Meijerink, A, Erne, B H & de Groot, F M F 2012, 'Composition tunable cobalt–nickel and cobalt–iron alloy nanoparticles below 10 nm synthesized using acetonated cobalt carbonyl', Journal of Nanoparticle Research, vol. 14, no. 8, 991, pp. 991/1-991/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-012-0991-5