A remarkable solvent effect in a single-phase synthesis of monodisperse amine-capped Au nanoparticles is demonstrated.Oleylamine-capped Au nanoparticles were prepared via the reduction of HAuCU by an amine-borane complex in the presence of oleylamine in an organic solvent.When linear or planar hydrocarbon（e.g.,n-hexane,n-octane,1-octadecylene,benzene,and toluene） was used as the solvent, high-quality monodisperse Au nanoparticles with tunable sizes were obtained.However,Au nanoparticles with poor size dispersity were obtained when tetralin,chloroform or cyclohexane was used as the solvent.The revealed solvent effect allows the controlled synthesis of monodisperse Au nanoparticles with tunable size of 3-10 nm.
Dielectric anisotropy of anilinium perchlorate is investigated at various temperatures. Crystal structures at different temperatures reveal that significant dielectric change between low and high dielectric states is closely related to the disorder of the anilinium cation and perchlorate anion at high dielectric state; meanwhile, the conductivity after phase transition also contributes a lot to the high dielectric state.
DU YangHAO HuiMinZHANG QianChongZHAO HaiXiaLONG LaShengHUANG RongBinZHENG LanSun
This paper describes a robust method for the synthesis of high-quality ZIF-8 nanocrystals using reverse micelles as discrete nanoscale reactors.The precise size control of ZIF-8 nanocrystals is conveniently achieved by tuning the concentration of precursors,reaction temperatures,the amount of water,and the structure of surfactants.The as-synthesized ZIF-8 nanocrystals are of narrow distribution and tunable size.A size-dependent catalytic activity for Knoevenagel condensation reaction is further demonstrated by using ZIF-8 nanocrystals with different sizes as the catalysts.This facile method opens up a new opportunity in the synthesis of various ZIFs nanocrystals.
