Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Medical Sciences
Publisher : Pramana - Journal of Physics
Source : Pramana - Journal of Physics, Volume 65, Number 4 SPEC. ISS., p.631-640 (2005)
Keywords : Chemical sensors, desorption, Flow sensors, Gas phase clusters, Laser beams, Limiters, Nanochemistry, Nanoparticles, Nanostructured materials, Optical limiters, Silver compounds, Synthesis (chemical)
Campus : Kochi
School : School of Medicine
Department : Biostatistics
Year : 2005
Abstract : In this paper, an overview of the synthesis, chemistry and applications of nanosystems carried out in our laboratory is presented. The discussion is divided into four sections, namely (a) chemistry of nanoparticles, (b) development of new synthetic approaches, (c) gas phase clusters and (d) device structures and applications. In 'chemistry of nanoparticles' we describe a novel reaction between nanoparticles of Ag and Au with halocarbons. The reactions lead to the formation of various carbonaceous materials and metal halides. In 'development of new synthetic approaches' our one-pot methodologies for the synthesis of core-shell nanosystems of Au, Ag and Cu protected with TiO 2 and ZrO2 as well as various polymers are discussed. Some results on the interaction of nanoparticles with biomolecules are also detailed in this section. The third section covers the formation of gas phase aggregates/clusters of thiol-protected sub-nanoparticles. Laser desorption of H2MoO4, H2WO4, MoS2, and WS2 giving novel clusters is discussed. The fourth section deals with the development of simple devices and technologies using nanomaterials described above. © Indian Academy of Sciences.
Cite this Research Publication : A. S. Nair, Subramaniam, C., Rosemary, M. J., Tom, R. T., Kumar, V. R. R., Singh, D. M. D. J., Cyriac, J., Jain, P., Kalesh, K. A., Bhattacharya, S., and Pradeep, T., “Nanoparticles-chemistry, new synthetic approaches, gas phase clustering and novel applications”, Pramana - Journal of Physics, vol. 65, pp. 631-640, 2005.