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CAREER: Low-Temperature Solution Synthesis of Intermetallic Nanomaterials Raymond E. Schaak, Texas A&M University (DMR-0545201). Au. AuSn. AuCu x Sn y. AuCuSn 2. Sn. AuCuSn 2. AuSn. Au. Sn 2+. AuCu x Sn y. Cu. Cu 2+.
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CAREER: Low-Temperature Solution Synthesis of Intermetallic Nanomaterials Raymond E. Schaak, Texas A&M University (DMR-0545201) Au AuSn AuCuxSny AuCuSn2 Sn AuCuSn2 AuSn Au Sn2+ AuCuxSny Cu Cu2+ Combining tools from solution chemistry, solid state chemistry, and nanoscience allowed us to elucidate the reaction pathway that is necessary to form a ternary intermetallic compound, AuCuSn2, using simple “beaker chemistry.” Extending this pathway to other systems could lead to a new library of complex multi-metal nanocrystals. AuCuSn2
CAREER: Low-Temperature Solution Synthesis of Intermetallic Nanomaterials Raymond E. Schaak, Texas A&M University (DMR-0545201) Two new undergraduate laboratories were developed for the Advanced Inorganic Laboratory course at Texas A&M: organometallic synthesis of metal sulfide quantum dots, and synthesis of multi-metal oxides using multiple solid-state synthesis techniques Trevor Ewers, an under-graduate student, performs an inorganic laboratory experiment using the glove box. Amanda Henkes(top, NSF Graduate Fellow) and Yolanda Vasquez (right) present their research on multi-metal nanomaterials at the 231st ACS National Meeting in Atlanta, GA