Research Article
On the Synthesis of Molybdenum Nanoparticles under Reducing Conditions in Ionic Liquids
Table 2
Particle morphology and particle sizes versus IL composition.
| IL cation | IL anion | Shape | Size |
| Bmim | BF4 | (1) Rounded, “sintered-looking” (2) Spherical | 100–300 nm 5–10 nm |
| Bmim Emim | N(CN)2 | (1) Wires/fibers (2) Spherical | Microns × ca. 5 nm 5–10 nm |
| Bmim Emim | TfO | “Raspberry” | 10–50 nm |
| Bmim Emim | Tf2N | (1) Well-developed crystals, strongly aggregated (2) Spherical (presumably IL droplets with inorganic shell) (3) Spherical | 10 s of microns Microns Below 10 nm |
| Emim | MS | (1) Plate/rod (2) Rod or cuboid (3) “Fluffy” rounded (4) Spherical | 10 s of microns Ca. 100 nm Ca. 10 nm Below 10 nm |
| Emim | ES | Spherical | 5–25 nm |
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