Recent progress in the synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles

• Published in: Dalton transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry 2012-05, Vol.41 (17), p.589-512
• Main Authors: Rao, C. N. R, Ramakrishna Matte, H. S. S, Voggu, Rakesh, Govindaraj, A
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Alloys; Chalcogenides; Inorganic materials; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Oxides; Strategy; Synthesis
• ISSN: 1477-9226; 1477-9234
• DOI: 10.1039/c2dt12266a

Nanoparticles probably constitute the largest class of nanomaterials. Nanoparticles of several inorganic materials have been prepared by employing a variety of synthetic strategies. Besides synthesizing nanoparticles, there has been considerable effort to selectively prepare nanoparticles of different shapes. In view of the great interest in inorganic nanoparticles evinced in the last few years, we have prepared this perspective on the present status of the synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles. This article includes a brief discussion of methods followed by reports on the synthesis of nanoparticles of various classes of inorganic materials such as metals, alloys, oxides chalcogenides and pnictides. A brief section on coreshell nanoparticles is also included. This article reports recent developments in the synthesis of various inorganic nanoparticles along with important synthetic approaches.