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Precision synthesis of colloidal inorganic nanocrystals using metal and metalloid amides.
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Precision synthesis of colloidal inorganic nanocrystals using metal and metalloid amides.

  • Yarema M Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Caputo R
  • Kovalenko MV
  • 2013-07-13
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  • Nanoscale. - 2013
General Materials Science
English Rational selection of molecular precursors is the key consideration in the synthesis of inorganic nanocrystals and nanoparticles. This review highlights the state-of-the-art and future potential of metal amides as precursors in the solution-phase synthesis of monodisperse colloidal nanocrystals of metals and metal alloys, as well as metal oxides and chalcogenides. We exclusively focus on homoleptic metal and metalloid alkylamides M(NR2)n and silylamides M[N(SiMe3)2]n as predominant choice of element-nitrogen bonded precursors, which are often advantageous to commonly used metal-oxygen and metal-carbon bonded counterparts. In particular, these amides are highly reactive in oxidation, reduction and metathesis reactions; they are oxygen-free, easy-to-make and/or commercially available. A comprehensive literature review is complemented by our theoretical studies on the thermal stability of metal silylamides using molecular dynamics simulations.
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