Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials in Near and/or Supercritical Fluids

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Some conventions

1.2 Scope of the book

1.3 Motivation

Chapter 2. Compounds of interest

2.1. Introduction

2.2 Types of coordination compounds

2.3 Structures and bonding in coordination of compounds

2.4 Reactions of organometallic compounds

Chapter 3. Fundamental aspects of pure supercritical fluids

3.1 Thermal and caloric properties

3.2 Transport properties

Chapter 4. Thermodynamics of mixtures of metal complexes with supercritical fluids

4.1 Phase behavior

4.2 Solubility of metal complexes in CO2

4.3 Transport properties

4.4 Techniques to measure solubility of metal complexes in SCFs

4.5 Modeling solubility of metal complexes in SCFs

Chapter 5. Thermodynamic and kinetic of adsorption of metal complexes on substrates from supercritical solutions

5.1 Adsorption isotherms

5.2 Adsorption of SCFs

5.3 Adsorption of solutes from supercritical mixtures

5.4 Adsorption of metal complexes on surfaces

5.5 Techniques to measure adsorption behavior

5.5 Modeling thermodynamic and kinetic of adsorption

Chapter 6. Synthesis of nanostructured composites of metals by

Supercritical Fluid Reactive Deposition (SFRD)

6.1 Supported nanoparticles on inorganic and carbon supports

6.2 Polymer-supported nanoparticles

6.3 Supported bimetallic and multi-component nanoparticles

6.4 Metallic Films

6.5 Conditions for successful particle / film formation

6.6 Characterization techniques

Chapter 7. Synthesis of metal-oxide nanoparticles / films

7.1 Continuous Hydrothermal Synthesis in near- / supercritical H2O (CHTS)

7.2 Continuous Thermal Decomposition in solvents (e.g. CO2, EtOH) or a mixture (CTD)

7.3 Conditions for successful particle formation

7.4 Characterization techniques

Chapter 8. Modeling of Particle Formation in Supercritical Fluids

8.1 SFRD Process

8.2 CHTS Process

8.3 CTD Process

Chapter 9. Future Research Needs and Developments