Inventors:
Rajesh Sardar - Carrboro NC, US
Patrick M. Shem - Salt Lake City UT, US
International Classification:
B32B 15/02
B22F 9/00
B22F 1/02
Abstract:
A method of synthesizing ligand-capped metal nanoparticles is disclosed and described. A method of synthesizing ligand-capped metal nanoparticles can comprise reacting a metal salt with 9-borabicyclo [3.3.1] nonane as a reducing agent in the presence of a capping ligand to form the ligand-capped metal nanoparticles. The method can be a single step approach which also significantly broadens choices for capping agents which can be readily incorporated during formation of the metal nanoparticles.