Abstract
Covalent incorporation of a complex containing a bifunctional thiolate substituent and a 1:1 Pt:Sn metal core stoichiometry into a silica xerogel matrix is accomplished using sol-gel processing. Thermal degradation of this complex-silica xerogel composite under solely reducing conditions affords a nanocomposite material in which the nanocluster phase has the Pt1Sn1 composition of niggliite. The use of a PtSn (1:1) complex as a single-source molecular precursor for the formation of a Pt1Sn1-Silica xerogel nanocomposite is demonstrated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 252-256 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Organometallic Chemistry |
Volume | 596 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 29 2000 |
Keywords
- Nanocomposites
- Nanoparticles
- Niggliite
- Silica xerogels
- Sol-gel chemistry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry