Size-Controlled Electrochemical Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles on Monomolecular Templates

摘要

The introduction of in situ synthesis on the surface of solid substrates has resulted in tremendous progress in different fields of science and technology.Immobilized metallic nano-particles are of particular interest.Their applications include electrocatalysis,data storage systems,new electronic devices,electrochemical chemo-and biosensors,and refractometric and fluorescent sensors based on plasmon effects.The strategies for the preparation of these systems are mostly based on the deposition of presynthesized nanoparticles with or without further treatment.So far the particles have been deposited mostly by the electrospray technique or by adsorption,and only a few techniques based on the in situ synthesis of nanoparticle have been tested.