Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Group, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Brighton, UK.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Mar 12;51(11):2632-5. doi: 10.1002/anie.201106776. Epub 2012 Feb 3.
Breaking through the stoichiometry barrier: as the diameter of silver particles is decreased below a critical size of 32 nm, the molar ratio of aqueous Hg(II) to Ag(0) drastically increases beyond the conventional Hg/Ag ratio of 0.5:1, leading to hyperstoichiometry with a maximum ratio of 1.125:1. Therein, around 99% of the initial silver is retained to rapidly form a solid amalgam with reduced mercury.
当银颗粒的直径减小至 32nm 以下的临界尺寸时,水合汞(II)与银(0)的摩尔比急剧增加,超过了传统的 Hg/Ag 比 0.5:1,导致超化学计量比达到 1.125:1 的最大值。在此过程中,约 99%的初始银被保留下来,与汞迅速形成固体汞齐。