The precise synthesis and growth of core-shell nanoparticles within a self-assembled spherical template.
The precise synthesis and growth of core-shell nanoparticles within a self-assembled spherical template.
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10.1002/anie.201006965
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2011-05
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Kosuke Suzuki;K. Takao;Sota Sato;M. Fujita
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作者:
Kosuke Suzuki;K. Takao;Sota Sato;M. Fujita
Nanoparticles with core–shell structures can exhibit unique material properties and promise a variety of applications in materials science, optics, catalysis, and biophysics.[1–11] The precise synthesis of core–shell nanoparticles is of utmost importance as the material properties depend on the constituent elements as well as the size and shape of the nanoparticles. The synthesis of core–shell nanoparticles is typically carried out by coating the surface of the core nanoparticles with metal ions or metal alkoxides in solution, where the controlled growth of the core nanoparticles and the outer shells is achieved by modulating the synthetic conditions (eg, temperature, concentration, solvent, and pHvalue). However, the preparation of both the highly monodisperse core nanoparticles and the subsequent core–shell nanoparticles remains difficult. Recently, several groups have utilized hollow assemblies and media, such as reverse micelles, to control the growth of core–shell nanoparticles, in which the hollow interior acts as a template.[12–14] Unfortunately, the templating assemblies are themselves not monodisperse and thus the precise control of nanoparticle growth remained elusive. Furthermore, the large size of the template assemblies precludes the synthesis of small (< 10 nm) core–shell nanoparticles.Recently we published the synthesis of monodisperse SiO2 nanoparticles using structurally exact coordination spheres as templates.[15] The M12L24 spheres self-assembled from 12 Pd2+ ions (M) and 24 bent bridging ligands (L)[15–21] and presented a sugar-coated interior that templated the precise synthesis of highly monodisperse SiO2 nanoparticles with diameters of 2–4 nm using the sol-gel condensation of alkoxysilanes. Herein, we describe the elaboration of monodisperse SiO2 nanoparticles confined within the template sphere with a metal oxide (MO2; where M= Ti or Zr) layer to generate monodisperse core–shell nanoparticles (Figure 1). The core–shell