Issue 35, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Tungsten nanoparticles from liquid-ammonia-based synthesis†

Christian Schöttle,a   Pascal Bockstaller,b   Dagmar Gerthsenb  and  Claus Feldmann*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Engesserstraße 15, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
E-mail: claus.feldmann@kit.edu
Tel: +49 (0)721-60842856

b Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Laboratorium für Elektronenmikroskopie, Engesserstrasse 7, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
E-mail: dagmar.gerthsen@kit.edu
Tel: +49 (0)721-60843200

Abstract

Tungsten nanoparticles were obtained from liquid-ammonia-based synthesis via reduction of WCl6 with dissolved sodium. The W0 nanoparticles exhibit a diameter of 1–2 nm and can be dispersed in alkanes, showing a grayish-orange color due to red-shifted plasmon resonance absorption.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC49854A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Dec 2013
Accepted
03 Mar 2014
First published
03 Mar 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 4547-4550

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Tungsten nanoparticles from liquid-ammonia-based synthesis

C. Schöttle, P. Bockstaller, D. Gerthsen and C. Feldmann, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 4547 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC49854A

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