Liquid chromatographic analysis and characterization of inorganic nanoclusters

被引:18
作者
Wilcoxon, JP
Craft, SA
机构
[1] Organization 1152, Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque
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NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS | 1997年 / 9卷 / 1-8期
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10.1016/S0965-9773(97)00024-X
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We describe the application of the techniques of high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) to analyze and characterize various types of inorganic nanoclusters. Both metal and semiconductor nanoclusters were grown in inverse micelles and we demonstrate how the nanoclusters can be separated from the surfactants and other byproducts of the reaction by using a variety of HPLC columns. We also discuss passivation of the cluster surface to prevent aggregation. The HPLC columns separate the clusters based upon a combination of size exclusion and chemical affinity mechanisms and the optical properties of the purified clusters are determined on-line using a variety of detectors. These include a photodiode array for collecting absorbance spectra, a fluorescence detector to monitor luminesence, and a conductivity detector to monitor surface charge on the nanoclusters. We illustrate the analysis of nanoclusters using HPLC by showing data from semiconductor Si, MoS2 nanoclusters and Au nanoclusters. An extremely novel luminesence was observed from very small metal nanoclusters. (C) 1997 Acta Metallurgica Inc.
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