Metal Acetylacetonates as General Precursors for the Synthesis of Early Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials

Willis, Amanda L.; Chen, Zhuoying; He, Jiaqing; Zhu, Yimei; Turro, Nicholas J.; O'Brien, Stephen

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Volume 2007 | Article ID 014858 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/14858

Metal Acetylacetonates as General Precursors for the Synthesis of Early Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials

Amanda L. Willis,¹Zhuoying Chen,²Jiaqing He,³Yimei Zhu,³Nicholas J. Turro,¹and Stephen O'Brien²

Academic Editor: Butrand I. Lee

Received18 Dec 2006

Accepted27 Apr 2007

Published19 Jun 2007

Abstract

A versatile, convenient, and nontoxic solvothermal method for the synthesis of nanocrystalline iron, chromium, and manganese oxides is described. This method employs the reactions of metal acetylacetonate precursors and oxygen-containing solvents in a reaction to prepare metal oxide nanoparticles. Characterization of these nanocrystalline materials was carried out employing transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and elemental analysis.

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