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Nyabadza A, McCarthy É, Makhesana M, Heidarinassab S, Plouze A, Vazquez M, Brabazon D. A review of physical, chemical and biological synthesis methods of bimetallic nanoparticles and applications in sensing, water treatment, biomedicine, catalysis and hydrogen storage. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 321:103010. [PMID: 37804661 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.103010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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This article provides an in-depth analysis of various fabrication methods of bimetallic nanoparticles (BNP), including chemical, biological, and physical techniques. The review explores BNP's diverse uses, from well-known applications such as sensing water treatment and biomedical uses to less-studied areas like breath sensing for diabetes monitoring and hydrogen storage. It cites results from over 1000 researchers worldwide and >300 peer-reviewed articles. Additionally, the article discusses current trends, actionable recommendations, and the importance of synthetic analysis for industry players looking to optimize manufacturing techniques for specific applications. The article also evaluates the pros and cons of various fabrication methods, highlighting the potential of plant extract synthesis for mass production of capped BNPs. However, it warns that this method may not be suitable for certain applications requiring ligand-free surfaces. In contrast, physical methods like laser ablation offer better control and reactivity, especially for applications where ligand-free surfaces are critical. The report underscores the environmental benefits of plant extract synthesis compared to chemical methods that use hazardous chemicals and pose risks to extraction, production, and disposal. The article emphasizes the need for life cycle assessment (LCA) articles in the literature, given the growing volume of research on nanotechnology materials. This article caters to researchers at all stages and applies to various fields applying nanomaterials.
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- Anesu Nyabadza
- I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Centre Research, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland; EPSRC & SFI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Advanced Metallic Systems, School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland; Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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- I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Centre Research, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland; Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382481, India
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- I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Centre Research, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland; EPSRC & SFI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Advanced Metallic Systems, School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland; Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland; Conservatoire National des arts et Métiers (CNAM), 61 Rue du Landy, 93210 Saint-Denis, France
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- I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Centre Research, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland; EPSRC & SFI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Advanced Metallic Systems, School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland; Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Centre Research, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland; EPSRC & SFI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Advanced Metallic Systems, School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland; Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Sang Bastian S, Rechberger F, Zellmer S, Niederberger M, Garnweitner G. Conducting ITO Nanoparticle-Based Aerogels—Nonaqueous One-Pot Synthesis vs. Particle Assembly Routes. Gels 2023; 9:gels9040272. [PMID: 37102884 PMCID: PMC10138307 DOI: 10.3390/gels9040272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Indium tin oxide (ITO) aerogels offer a combination of high surface area, porosity and conductive properties and could therefore be a promising material for electrodes in the fields of batteries, solar cells and fuel cells, as well as for optoelectronic applications. In this study, ITO aerogels were synthesized via two different approaches, followed by critical point drying (CPD) with liquid CO2. During the nonaqueous one-pot sol–gel synthesis in benzylamine (BnNH2), the ITO nanoparticles arranged to form a gel, which could be directly processed into an aerogel via solvent exchange, followed by CPD. Alternatively, for the analogous nonaqueous sol–gel synthesis in benzyl alcohol (BnOH), ITO nanoparticles were obtained and assembled into macroscopic aerogels with centimeter dimensions by controlled destabilization of a concentrated dispersion and CPD. As-synthesized ITO aerogels showed low electrical conductivities, but an improvement of two to three orders of magnitude was achieved by annealing, resulting in an electrical resistivity of 64.5–1.6 kΩ·cm. Annealing in a N2 atmosphere led to an even lower resistivity of 0.2–0.6 kΩ·cm. Concurrently, the BET surface area decreased from 106.2 to 55.6 m2/g with increasing annealing temperature. In essence, both synthesis strategies resulted in aerogels with attractive properties, showing great potential for many applications in energy storage and for optoelectronic devices.
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Görke M, Garnweitner G. Crystal engineering of nanomaterials: current insights and prospects. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce00601k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Nanocrystal engineering has evolved into a dynamic research area over the past few decades but is not properly defined. Here, we present select examples to highlight the diverse aspects of crystal engineering applied on inorganic nanomaterials.
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- Marion Görke
- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute for Particle Technology and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute for Particle Technology and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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Wolff M, Lobe S, Dellen C, Uhlenbruck S, Ribeiro C, Guichard XH, Niederberger M, Makvandi A, Peterlechner M, Wilde G, Fattakhova‐Rohlfing D, Guillon O. A microwave‐based one‐pot process for homogeneous surface coating: improved electrochemical performance of Li(Ni
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with a nano‐scaled ZnO:Al layer. NANO SELECT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202000079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Michael Wolff
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK‐1) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm‐Johnen Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany and Jülich Aachen Research Alliance: JARA‐Energy Jülich 52425 Germany
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK‐1) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm‐Johnen Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany and Jülich Aachen Research Alliance: JARA‐Energy Jülich 52425 Germany
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK‐1) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm‐Johnen Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany and Jülich Aachen Research Alliance: JARA‐Energy Jülich 52425 Germany
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK‐1) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm‐Johnen Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany and Jülich Aachen Research Alliance: JARA‐Energy Jülich 52425 Germany
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- National Nanotechnology Laboratory for Agribusiness (LNNA), Embrapa instrumentation, São Carlos, SP, Brazil and Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK‐3) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Jülich 52425 Germany
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- Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials Department of Materials, ETH Zurich Zurich 8093 Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials Department of Materials, ETH Zurich Zurich 8093 Switzerland
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- Institute of Materials Physics University of Münster Münster 48149 Germany
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- Institute of Materials Physics University of Münster Münster 48149 Germany
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK‐1) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm‐Johnen Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany and Jülich Aachen Research Alliance: JARA‐Energy Jülich 52425 Germany
- Faculty of Engineering and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg‐Essen (CENIDE) University of Duisburg‐Essen (UDE) Duisburg 47057 Germany
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK‐1) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm‐Johnen Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany and Jülich Aachen Research Alliance: JARA‐Energy Jülich 52425 Germany
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Ungerer J, Thurm AK, Garnweitner G, Nirschl H. Formation of Aluminum‐Doped Zinc Oxide Nanocrystals via the Benzylamine Route at Low Reaction Kinetics. Chem Eng Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201900466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Julian Ungerer
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Institute for Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics Kaiserstrasse 12 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Technische Universität BraunschweigInstitute for Particle Technology and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology Volkmaroder Strasse 5 38104 Braunschweig Germany
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- Technische Universität BraunschweigInstitute for Particle Technology and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology Volkmaroder Strasse 5 38104 Braunschweig Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Institute for Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics Kaiserstrasse 12 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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Stolzenburg P, Hämisch B, Richter S, Huber K, Garnweitner G. Secondary Particle Formation during the Nonaqueous Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanocrystals. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:12834-12844. [PMID: 30272453 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study aims to elucidate the aggregation and agglomeration behavior of TiO2 and ZrO2 nanoparticles during the nonaqueous synthesis. We found that zirconia nanoparticles immediately form spherical-like aggregates after nucleation with a homogeneous size of 200 nm, which can be related to the metastable state of the nuclei and the reduction of surface free energy. These aggregates further agglomerate, following a diffusion-limited colloid agglomeration mechanism that is additionally supported by the high fractal dimension of the resulting agglomerates. In contrast, TiO2 nanoparticles randomly orient and follow a reaction-limited colloid agglomeration mechanism that leads to a dense network of particles throughout the entire reaction volume. We performed in situ laser light transmission measurements and showed that particle formation starts earlier than previously reported. A complex population balance equation model was developed that is able to simulate particle aggregation as well as agglomeration, which eventually allowed us to distinguish between both phenomena. Hence, we were able to investigate the respective agglomeration kinetics with great agreement to our experimental data.
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- Pierre Stolzenburg
- Institute for Particle Technology and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology , Technische Universität Braunschweig , Volkmaroder Str. 5 , 38104 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Physical Chemistry , Universität Paderborn , Warburger Str. 100 , 33098 Paderborn , Germany
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- Institute for Particle Technology and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology , Technische Universität Braunschweig , Volkmaroder Str. 5 , 38104 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Physical Chemistry , Universität Paderborn , Warburger Str. 100 , 33098 Paderborn , Germany
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- Institute for Particle Technology and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology , Technische Universität Braunschweig , Volkmaroder Str. 5 , 38104 Braunschweig , Germany
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Stolzenburg P, Garnweitner G. Experimental and numerical insights into the formation of zirconia nanoparticles: a population balance model for the nonaqueous synthesis. REACT CHEM ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7re00005g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The nonaqueous synthesis of zirconia nanoparticles was investigated and modeled by a comprehensive population balance equation framework that simulates the entire particle formation process to predict final nanoparticle properties as well as their evolvement during the synthesis.
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- Pierre Stolzenburg
- Institute for Particle Technology and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology
- Technische Universität Braunschweig
- 38104 Braunschweig
- Germany
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- Institute for Particle Technology and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology
- Technische Universität Braunschweig
- 38104 Braunschweig
- Germany
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Zhao Q, Wang Q, Su Y, Huang K, Xu G, Li Y, Liu J, Liu B, Zhang J. Synergy of facet control and surface metalloid modification on hierarchical Pt–Ni nanoroses toward high electrocatalytic activity. CrystEngComm 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ce02520j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We demonstrated a highly active nitrogen species-decorated Pt–Ni–N electrocatalyst with tunable architectures, facets, and catalytic performance.
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- Qi Zhao
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Inner Mongolia University
- Hohhot 010021
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Inner Mongolia University
- Hohhot 010021
- P. R. China
- Inner Mongolia Key Lab of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Inner Mongolia University
- Hohhot 010021
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Inner Mongolia University
- Hohhot 010021
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Inner Mongolia University
- Hohhot 010021
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Inner Mongolia University
- Hohhot 010021
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Inner Mongolia University
- Hohhot 010021
- P. R. China
- Inner Mongolia Key Lab of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Inner Mongolia University
- Hohhot 010021
- P. R. China
- Inner Mongolia Key Lab of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
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