OF03 Influence of Anions on Growth of Metal Nanoparticles and their Potential Impact on Catalysis

Monday, June 6, 2011: 10:20 AM
Ambassador Ballroom 3 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Ji Woong Chang, Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and Robert M. Rioux, Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
A mechanistic understanding of the growth of colloidal nanoparticles will enable the design of catalysts with controlled size and shape.  Anions are common additives during the synthesis of nanoparticles but their exact role in nanoparticle growth is still unknown, in addition to their influence on nanoparticle surface chemistry and catalysis.

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