Electron-induced ligand loss from iron tetracarbonyl methyl acrylate

• Hlib Lyshchuk,
• Atul Chaudhary,
• Thomas F. M. Luxford,
• Miloš Ranković,
• Jaroslav Kočišek,
• Juraj Fedor,
• Lisa McElwee-White and
• Pamir Nag

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 797–807, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.66

• . Interesting differences also appear when this precursor is compared to structurally similar iron pentacarbonyl. The present findings shed light on the recent electron-induced chemistry of Fe(CO)4MA on a surface under ultrahigh vacuum. Keywords: electron collision; focused electron beam-induced deposition

• acrylate, Fe(CO)4(C4H6O2), further denoted as Fe(CO)4MA. The structure of Fe(CO)4MA is shown in Figure 1. This precursor is related to iron pentacarbonyl, Fe(CO)5, with one ligand replaced with an olefinic methyl acrylate ligand. Recently, Fe(CO)4MA has been utilized for electron-induced deposition under

• properties, which could be used in nanosensing applications [9]. Common FEBID precursors for iron are Fe(CO)5, Fe2(CO)9, Fe3(CO)12, and Fe(C5H5)2. The first one, iron pentacarbonyl, has attracted perhaps the highest amount of attention from the point of view of the elementary reaction with electrons. The

Electron-induced deposition using Fe(CO)₄MA and Fe(CO)₅ – effect of MA ligand and process conditions

• Hannah Boeckers,
• Atul Chaudhary,
• Petra Martinović,
• Amy V. Walker,
• Lisa McElwee-White and
• Petra Swiderek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 500–516, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.45

• FEBID (see summary in [8]), iron pentacarbonyl (Fe(CO)5) has so far been the most prominent precursor for the deposition of iron, yielding metal contents up to 80 atom % without further purification [8]. Fe(CO)5 has also been used in FEBID processes that co-dosed dimethylgold(III

Size-selected Fe₃O₄–Au hybrid nanoparticles for improved magnetism-based theranostics

• Maria V. Efremova,
• Yulia A. Nalench,
• Eirini Myrovali,
• Anastasiia S. Garanina,
• Ivan S. Grebennikov,
• Polina K. Gifer,
• Maxim A. Abakumov,
• Marina Spasova,
• Makis Angelakeris,
• Alexander G. Savchenko,
• Michael Farle,
• Natalia L. Klyachko,
• Alexander G. Majouga and
• Ulf Wiedwald

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2684–2699, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.251

• theranostic application of NPs in MRI and MPH. We conclude with a proof-of-principle in vitro study showing efficient induction of cell death. Size and morphology All Fe3O4–Au hybrid NPs were synthesized by the thermal decomposition of iron pentacarbonyl on the surface of Au NPs in a high-boiling solvent

• nanomaterials are demonstrated to exhibit an optimized theranostic response in magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic particle hyperthermia. Experimental Materials Iron pentacarbonyl Fe(CO)5, hydrogen tetrachloroaurate trihydrate (III) HAuCl4∙3H2O, oleic acid, oleylamine, phenyl ether, benzyl ether, 1

Chemistry for electron-induced nanofabrication

• Petra Swiderek,
• Hubertus Marbach and
• Cornelis W. Hagen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1317–1320, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.124

• precursor chemistry) is suppressed upon increasing aggregation of iron pentacarbonyl [24]. Some precursors that do not a priori perform well in FEBID are, on the other hand, well established with respect to their handling in the process. In these cases, improved deposit purity may be achieved by applying

Localized growth of carbon nanotubes via lithographic fabrication of metallic deposits

• Fan Tu,
• Martin Drost,
• Imre Szenti,
• Janos Kiss,
• Zoltan Kónya and
• Hubertus Marbach

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2592–2605, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.260

• ; electron beam induced deposition; focused electron beam induced processing; iron pentacarbonyl; nanofabrication; Introduction Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted enormous interest due to their potential as functional building blocks in applications such as molecular electronics, sensors and energy

• coated copper grid of 300 mesh. Two precursors were used for the fabrication of Fe and Co nanostructures: iron pentacarbonyl (Fe(CO)5) and cobalt tricarbonyl nitrosyl (Co(CO)3NO), respectively. Fe(CO)5 was purchased from ACROS organics, Co(CO)3NO was purchased from abcr GmbH & Co. KG. The quality of the

Interactions of low-energy electrons with the FEBID precursor chromium hexacarbonyl (Cr(CO)₆)

• Jusuf M. Khreis,
• João Ameixa,
• Filipe Ferreira da Silva and
• Stephan Denifl

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2583–2590, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.258

• investigated [21] showing the sequential decay of the ionized organometallic precursor. Aggregates of Fe(CO)5 deposit on Ar nanoparticles were studied by Lengyel and co-workers [22]. In this study strong differences in electron-induced decomposition of aggregates of iron pentacarbonyl (Fe(CO)5) when compared

Suppression of low-energy dissociative electron attachment in Fe(CO)₅ upon clustering

• Jozef Lengyel,
• Peter Papp,
• Štefan Matejčík,
• Jaroslav Kočišek,
• Michal Fárník and
• Juraj Fedor

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2200–2207, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.219

• the most attention in recent years (i.e., dissociative electron attachment at energies close to 0 eV) becomes suppressed upon increasing aggregation of iron pentacarbonyl. We attribute this suppression to the electrostatic shielding of a long-range interaction that strongly enhances the dissociative

• electron attachment in isolated Fe(CO)5. Keywords: aggregation effects; dissociative electron attachment; FEBID; iron pentacarbonyl; long-range interactions; Introduction In recent years a number of gas-phase studies on molecules that are commonly used as precursors in electron-induced nanofabrication

• have stressed the importance of electrons with energy below 1 eV [1][2][3]. In many cases, these cause the cleavage of one metal–ligand bond via dissociative electron attachment (DEA) and corresponding cross sections reach unusually high values [2][3]. Iron pentacarbonyl, Fe(CO)5, is no exception: the

Antitumor magnetic hyperthermia induced by RGD-functionalized Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles, in an experimental model of colorectal liver metastases

• Oihane K. Arriortua,
• Eneko Garaio,
• Borja Herrero de la Parte,
• Maite Insausti,
• Luis Lezama,
• Fernando Plazaola,
• Jose Angel García,
• Jesús M. Aizpurua,
• Maialen Sagartzazu,
• Mireia Irazola,
• Nestor Etxebarria,
• Ignacio García-Alonso,
• Alberto Saiz-López and
• José Javier Echevarria-Uraga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1532–1542, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.147

• successive additions of iron pentacarbonyl and posterior decomposition in benzyl ether [44][51]. A mixture of Fe(CO)5 (3 mmol), 1,2-hexadecanediol (5 mmol), oleic acid (4 mmol), oleylamine (6 mmol) and benzyl ether (25 mL) were added to a three-neck flask. Then, the reaction mixture was heated under

Electron-beam induced deposition and autocatalytic decomposition of Co(CO)₃NO

• Florian Vollnhals,
• Martin Drost,
• Fan Tu,
• Esther Carrasco,
• Andreas Späth,
• Rainer H. Fink,
• Hans-Peter Steinrück and
• Hubertus Marbach

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1175–1185, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.129

• Erlangen, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.5.129 Abstract The autocatalytic growth of arbitrarily shaped nanostructures fabricated by electron beam-induced deposition (EBID) and electron beam-induced surface activation (EBISA) is studied for two precursors: iron pentacarbonyl, Fe(CO)5, and cobalt tricarbonyl

• products remain on the surface as a deposit. Some materials can be deposited with high purity, e.g., iron from iron pentacarbonyl, Fe(CO)5 [6][7][8][9], cobalt from dicobalt octacarbonyl, Co2(CO)8 [10][11], or Au from Au(CO)Cl [12]. In addition, EBID offers the advantage of very small obtainable structure

• contrast and brightness adjustments only. The precursors were purchased from ACROS Organics (iron pentacarbonyl, Fe(CO)5) and abcr GmbH & Co. KG (cobalt tricarbonyl nitrosyl, Co(CO)3NO). The purity of the precursor gas was analyzed with a quadrupole mass spectrometer in a dedicated gas analysis chamber

Influence of particle size and fluorination ratio of CF_x precursor compounds on the electrochemical performance of C–FeF₂ nanocomposites for reversible lithium storage

• Ben Breitung,
• M. Anji Reddy,
• Venkata Sai Kiran Chakravadhanula,
• Michael Engel,
• Christian Kübel,
• Annie K. Powell,
• Horst Hahn and
• Maximilian Fichtner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 705–713, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.80

• %; CF1.1, Sigma Aldrich, 99.9%) and the required amount of Fe(CO)5 (Sigma Aldrich, 99%) were filled in the reaction vessel inside an argon-filled glove box. The amount of iron pentacarbonyl used for the synthesis was calculated for a complete reaction with the inserted CFx to FeF2. The vessel was closed

• to 2 h for each sample, at rotation speeds which were 200 rpm, 300 rpm and 400 rpm. After the reaction with iron pentacarbonyl, these samples gave four different cathode materials hereafter named as C(FeF2)0.55, C(FeF2)0.55_200, C(FeF2)0.55_300, C(FeF2)0.55_400 for unmilled CF1.1, and CF1.1 milled at

A facile synthesis of a carbon-encapsulated Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite and its performance as anode in lithium-ion batteries

• Raju Prakash,
• Katharina Fanselau,
• Shuhua Ren,
• Tapan Kumar Mandal,
• Christian Kübel,
• Horst Hahn and
• Maximilian Fichtner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 699–704, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.79

• -von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Karlsruhe, 76344, Germany Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.4.79 Abstract A carbon-encapsulated Fe3O4 nanocomposite was prepared by a simple one-step pyrolysis of iron pentacarbonyl without using any templates, solvents

Magnetic-Fe/Fe₃O₄-nanoparticle-bound SN38 as carboxylesterase-cleavable prodrug for the delivery to tumors within monocytes/macrophages

• Hongwang Wang,
• Tej B. Shrestha,
• Matthew T. Basel,
• Raj K. Dani,
• Gwi-Moon Seo,
• Sivasai Balivada,
• Marla M. Pyle,
• Heidy Prock,
• Olga B. Koper,
• Prem S. Thapa,
• David Moore,
• Ping Li,
• Viktor Chikan,
• Deryl L. Troyer and
• Stefan H. Bossmann

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 444–455, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.51

• nanoparticles were synthesized by extensive modification of a literature procedure originally described by Lacroix et al. [38] (Scheme 1). Thermal decomposition of iron pentacarbonyl (Fe(CO)5) in octadecene (ODE) under argon in the presence of oleylamine and hexadecylammonium chloride (HAD·HCl) at 180 °C gave

Extended X-ray absorption fine structure of bimetallic nanoparticles

• Carolin Antoniak

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 237–251, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.28

• nanoparticles follows the approach by S. Sun et al. [84] by the reduction of platinum diacetylacetonate, Pt(acac)2 and thermal decomposition of iron pentacarbonyl, Fe(CO)5, in hexadecane-1,2-diol at about 300 °C. The chemical reactions were initiated in the presence of the surfactants oleic acid and oleyl amine