Synthesis and controlled growth of osmium nanoparticles by electron irradiation

Anaïs Pitto-Barry, Luis M.A. Perdigao, Marc Walker, James Lawrence, Giovanni Costantini*, Peter J. Sadler, Nicolas P.E. Barry

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Abstract

We have synthesised osmium nanoparticles of defined size (1.5-50 nm) on a B- and S-doped turbostratic graphitic structure by electron-beam irradiation of an organometallic osmium complex encapsulated in self-spreading polymer micelles, and characterised them by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) on the same grid. Oxidation of the osmium nanoparticles after exposure to air was detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20308-20311
Number of pages4
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume44
Issue number47
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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