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Monday, 12 August 2013

SU Chemists Develop 'Fresh, New' Approach to Making Alloy Nanomaterials

Chemists in The College of Arts and Sciences have figured out how to synthesize nanomaterials with stainless steel-like interfaces. Their discovery may change how the form and structure of nanomaterials are manipulated, particularly those used for gas storage, heterogeneous catalysis and lithium-ion batteries.

Until now, scientists have used many wet-chemical approaches—collectively known as colloidal synthesis—to manipulate reactions in which metallic ions form alloys at the nanoscale. Here, metal nanoparticles are typically 2 to 50 nanometers in size and have highly unique properties, including various colors, high reactivity and novel chemistry.
Associate Professor Mathew M. Maye, right, with research assistant Wenjie Wu G’11, G’13 (Credit: Image courtesy of Syracuse University)

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