Abstract
Exposure of tetradecylamine, hexadecylamine, and octadecylamine to CO 2 results in their transformation to alkylammonium alkylcarbamate (AAAC) pairs, which we find is a major source of irreproducibility in nanoparticle synthesis. Controlled exposure to CO 2 allows for highly uniform, ultranarrow ZnS nanorods coated with tetradecylamine to be reproducibly obtained in a single step. The crystal structures of the alkylamines and their AAAC analogs were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction and their isostructural three-dimensional unit cells are reported.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2088-2093 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Nano Letters |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 13 May 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanical Engineering