Prodigious Effects of Concentration Intensification on Nanoparticle Synthesis: A High-Quality, Scalable Approach

Curtis B. Williamson, Douglas R. Nevers, Tobias Hanrath, Richard D. Robinson

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Abstract

© 2015 American Chemical Society. Realizing the promise of nanoparticle-based technologies demands more efficient, robust synthesis methods (i.e., process intensification) that consistently produce large quantities of high-quality nanoparticles (NPs). We explored NP synthesis via the heat-up method in a regime of previously unexplored high concentrations near the solubility limit of the precursors. We discovered that in this highly concentrated and viscous regime the NP synthesis parameters are less sensitive to experimental variability and thereby provide a robust, scalable, and size-focusing NP synthesis. Specifically, we synthesize high-quality metal sulfide NPs (200 g) relative to the current field of large-scale (0.1-5 g yields) and laboratory-scale (
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)15843-15851
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume137
Issue number50
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 11 2015
Externally publishedYes

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