Efficient electron-induced removal of oxalate ions and formation of copper nanoparticles from copper(II) oxalate precursor layers

• Kai Rückriem,
• Sarah Grotheer,
• Henning Vieker,
• Paul Penner,
• André Beyer,
• Armin Gölzhäuser and
• Petra Swiderek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 852–861, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.77

• formation of CO2 and CO. Both compounds have also been observed before as products of the electron-induced fragmentation of carboxylic acids with CO2 being dominant [43]. The reaction proceeds via both, dissociative electron attachment at electron energies around 1 eV, which are typical for secondary

Rigid multipodal platforms for metal surfaces

• Michal Valášek,
• Marcin Lindner and
• Marcel Mayor

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 374–405, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.34

• ][53], and carboxylic acids (–COOH) [26][54] have been investigated and used to form electronic devices, and also the influence of anchoring groups on single-molecule conductance has been examined. Different anchoring groups possess different coupling strengths and contact geometries, which

Green and energy-efficient methods for the production of metallic nanoparticles

• Mitra Naghdi,
• Mehrdad Taheran,
• Satinder K. Brar,
• M. Verma,
• R. Y. Surampalli and
• J. R. Valero

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 2354–2376, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.243

• , researchers had the opportunity to investigate eco-friendly reagents and new energy transfer techniques. In order to substitute the harmful reagents with green ones, researchers worked on different types of saccharides, polyols, carboxylic acids, polyoxometalates and extracts of various plants that can play

• Ag NPs were 21 and 39 nm respectively [38]. Carboxylic acids Lai et al. produced superparamagnetic Fe3O4 NPs from FeCl3 using a mixture of water and glycerol as solvent and L-arginine as stabilizing agent. L-arginine is an amino acid that is naturally produced and therefore it is considered to be a

Surfactant-controlled composition and crystal structure of manganese(II) sulfide nanocrystals prepared by solvothermal synthesis

• Elena Capetti,
• Anna M. Ferretti,
• Vladimiro Dal Santo and
• Alessandro Ponti

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 2319–2329, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.238

• successful when carboxylic acids were not present in the reaction mixture. In a previous investigation of the solvothermal synthesis of MnS NCs from Mn(II) oleates [23], it was shown that in the absence of free surfactants, an excess of sulfur (S/Mn ≥ 2) is needed to avoid the formation of MnO along with (or

• , which is highest within our surfactant set [38]. Nucleophilicity can be excluded since alkyl amines are less nucleophilic than sulfur compounds [39]. Similarly, the ability to undergo condensation reaction with carboxylic acids can be excluded since oleyl alcohol could react with stearic acid to give

• the corresponding ester. This was observed when long chain, ω-hydroxy carboxylic acids were employed in similar conditions [40]. Moreover, γ-MnS NCs were also obtained when the free surfactant was a 1:1 mol/mol mixture of OlAm and DdTh. This suggests that DdTh does not play a major role in the

Green synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of natural bentonite-supported copper nanoparticles for the solvent-free synthesis of 1-substituted 1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazoles and reduction of 4-nitrophenol

• Akbar Rostami-Vartooni,
• Mohammad Alizadeh and
• Mojtaba Bagherzadeh

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 2300–2309, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.236

• such as their usage as an isosteric substituent for carboxylic acids [11], analytical reagents and biological applications [12][13]. Therefore, nowadays attention and progress in synthesis of these heterocycles play an essential role in organic, medicinal and synthetic chemistry [14][15][16]. During

Electrical characterization of single molecule and Langmuir–Blodgett monomolecular films of a pyridine-terminated oligo(phenylene-ethynylene) derivative

• Henrry M. Osorio,
• Santiago Martín,
• María Carmen López,
• Santiago Marqués-González,
• Simon J. Higgins,
• Richard J. Nichols,
• Paul J. Low and
• Pilar Cea

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1145–1157, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.116

• ], esters [55], cyano [56][57], isocyanides [58], nitriles [59], carboxylic acids [24][55][60], dithiocarboxylic acids [52], isothiocyanates [61], dimethylphosphine [62], 4-(methylthio)phenyl groups [63], dihydrobenzo[b]thiophenes [64], thienyl rings [65], diphenylphosphine group [66], trimethylsilylethynyl

Influence of stabilising agents and pH on the size of SnO₂ nanoparticles

• Olga Rac,
• Patrycja Suchorska-Woźniak,
• Marta Fiedot and
• Helena Teterycz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 2192–2201, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.228

• polymer which is also highly soluble in water. PVP forms complexes with various compounds and particularly with H-donors, such as carboxylic acids [28]. It is characterised by its high affinity to many chemicals and forms coordination compounds with them due to its strong polar group (vinyl ring) [29]. A

Organic and inorganic–organic thin film structures by molecular layer deposition: A review

• Pia Sundberg and
• Maarit Karppinen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1104–1136, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.123

• heterobifunctionality of the 2-aminoethanol molecule was expected to improve reaction selectivity of the process. A GPC value of 6 Å per cycle was achieved at deposition temperature of 100 °C when grown on carbon nanocoils. Acids Although the deposition of inorganic–organic hybrid thin films by using carboxylic acids

• carboxylic acids was observed for one week [32][57][110][112]. Salmi et al. [111] used benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid together with zinc acetate to deposit metal-organic framework (MOF) thin films. The films were deposited at 225–350 °C, and the GPC decreased with increasing deposition temperature, the

• when compared to those of saturated acids. The maximum GPCs varied between 7.8 and about 15 Å per cycle obtained for (Z)-butenedioic acid and (1E)-prop-1-ene,1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid systems. For all systems, the GPC decreased with increasing deposition temperature [110][112]. The aromatic carboxylic

Variations in the structure and reactivity of thioester functionalized self-assembled monolayers and their use for controlled surface modification

• Inbal Aped,
• Yacov Mazuz and
• Chaim N. Sukenik

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 213–220, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.24

• to carboxylic acids [11][12]. All three of these functionalized surfaces could not have been deposited directly since the requisite silanes would not have been stable. Layer-by-layer [13] and modular assembly [14] of sulfonic acid surfaces with a lower degree of order and uniformity has also been

Self-assembled monolayers and titanium dioxide: From surface patterning to potential applications

• Yaron Paz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 845–861, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.94

• ')4–n with n = 1,2,3), carboxylic acids and isocyanates (–N=C=O) are common on both substrates. The fact that the Si–O bond length in silica (1.5–1.7 Å depending on the crystalline form) is similar to that of the Ti–O bond length in titania (1.9 Å) may suggest similar compactness. On the other hand

• anatase TiO2 nanobelts, onto which SAMs of long chain carboxylic acids, exposing hydrophobic terminating groups, were chemisorbed [88]. An UV-induced compressive force between the nanoparticles and the TiO2 nanobelts could be inferred based on Raman spectroscopy. To our understanding, this compressive

Recrystallization of tubules from natural lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) wax on a Au(111) surface

• Sujit Kumar Dora and
• Klaus Wandelt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 261–267, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.30

• carboxylic acids [22], polyaniline [23], etc., either by vapor deposition in vacuum, or from solution. The main intention of our study was to demonstrate that tubules from lotus wax can also be reconstituted on single crystal metal surfaces, and compare their kinetics and orientation with materials that have