The role of ligand acid-base reaction in the facile synthesis of Alkali Metal Neodymium Penta- And Heptafluoride Nanocrystals

• Main Authors: Wu, Xiangyang, Tham, Jing Yang, Chacko, Ann-Marie, Yeow, Edwin Kok Lee
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry; Transmission Electron Microscopy; Mixtures
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160832
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We report a facile co-precipitation method of synthesizing orthorhombic phase CsNd2F7 and hexagonal phase K2NdF5 nanocrystals, which avoids the use of relatively harsh conditions (e.g., high temperatures and long reaction times in hydrothermal synthesis). By reacting MF (M = Cs and K), Nd(CH3CO2)3,...