CAREER: Low-Temperature Solution Synthesis of Intermetallic NanomaterialsRaymond E. Schaak, Texas A&M University (DMR-0545201)

Au AuSn AuCuxSny AuCuSn2

Au Sn2+

Cu2+

AuSn

Cu

Sn

AuCuSn2AuCuxSny

Combining tools from solution chemistry, solid state chemistry, and nanoscience allowed us to elucidate the

reaction pathway that is necessary to form a ternary intermetallic compound, AuCuSn2, using simple “beaker

chemistry.” Extending this pathway to other systems could lead to a new library of complex multi-metal nanocrystals.

AuCuSn2

CAREER: Low-Temperature Solution Synthesis of Intermetallic NanomaterialsRaymond E. Schaak, Texas A&M University (DMR-0545201)

Amanda Henkes (top, NSF Graduate Fellow) and Yolanda Vasquez

(right) present their research on multi-

metal nanomaterials at the 231st ACS National Meeting in Atlanta, GA

Two new undergraduate laboratories were developed for the Advanced

Inorganic Laboratory course at Texas A&M: organometallic synthesis of metal sulfide quantum dots, and synthesis of multi-metal oxides using multiple solid-

state synthesis techniques

Trevor Ewers, an under-graduate student, performs an inorganic laboratory experiment using the glove box.