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Nanoporous and nanostructured materials made out of clusters for environmental applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Jiji Antony
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-0903
Joseph Nutting
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-0903
Donald R. Baer
Affiliation:
EMSL, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352
You Qiang*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-0903
*
*To whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected].
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Abstract

The nanoporous materials prepared from iron-iron oxide core-shell nanoparticles are of great interest due to their enhanced possibilities for distribution in the environment, a high rate of chemical reactivity and also the possibility to enhance environmentally friendly reaction paths. However, production of these nanoparticle porous materials by conventional methods is difficult. Therefore, we use a cluster deposition system, which prepares the iron nanoclusters and iron-iron oxide core shell nanoclusters at room temperature. The nanoporous films are synthesized by using the nanoclusters as building blocks. These films are characterized using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method for surface area determination.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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