Polyoxometalate-directed assembly of water-soluble AgCl nanocubes.

Polyoxometalate-directed assembly of water-soluble AgCl nanocubes.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2012-01-19)

Alevtina Neyman, Yifeng Wang, Shelly Sharet, Neta Varsano, Bogdan Botar, Paul Kögerler, Louisa Meshi, Ira A Weinstock

PMID22252035

ABSTRACT

"Out-of-pocket" association of Ag(+) to the tetradentate defect site of mono-vacant Keggin and Wells-Dawson polyoxometalate (POM) cluster-anions is used to direct the formation of water-soluble AgCl nanocubes.

MATERIALS

Product Number

Brand

Product Description

204382

Sigma-Aldrich

Silver chloride, 99.999% trace metals basis

449571

Sigma-Aldrich

Silver chloride, AnhydroBeads^™, −10 mesh, 99.998% trace metals basis

227927

Sigma-Aldrich

Silver chloride, ReagentPlus^®, 99%