Authors: Zhang, Qian; Zhang, Ling; Li, Jinghong

Source: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 7, Number 12, December 2007 , pp. 4557-4561(5)

Publisher: American Scientific Publishers

Abstract:

"Green" and size-controlled Prussian blue (PB) nanoparticles have been synthesized using soluble starch as protective agent. The transmission electron images (TEM) showed that the average dimensions of the monodispersed PB nanoparticles could be tuned from 5 to 20 nm by using different concentration of starch. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis further identified a face-centered cubic structure of the nanoparticles. Investigations of optical properties of nanoparticles were also conducted with FT-IR and UV-vis spectroscopy. Moreover, cyclic voltammograms (CV) showed that the starch-PB nanoparticles kept their intrinsic electrochemical properties. The utilization of environmentally benign and renewable starch as the protecting agents offers numerous benefits ranging from environmental safety to integration of these nanomaterials to biologically relevant systems.

Keywords: PRUSSIAN BLUE NANOPARTICLES; SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2007.900

Publication date: 2007-12-01

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