{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15(43)"],"submitter":["Benabbas A"],"pubmed_abstract":["We first optimized a simple and low-cost polyol-based synthesis route for the preparation of stable and monodisperse sub-10 nm copper nanoparticles. Building on this robust approach, we extended the method to tin and succeeded in producing tin nanoparticles that stabilized in an unconventional α-Sn phase, which is remarkable given the metastable character of this phase under ambient conditions. The resulting α-Sn nanoparticles exhibited excellent resistance to oxidation, together with long-term colloidal stability in air, enabling further processing for potential applications. In both cases, inexpensive commercial precursors and mild conditions (80 °C, aqueous or polyol solvents, ascorbic acid as the sole reducing agent, and no inert atmosphere or additional stabilizers) were employed. The nanoparticles were characterized using TEM, UV-visible spectroscopy, ATR-FTIR, ICP-OES, and XPS."],"journal":["RSC advances"],"pagination":["36405-36413"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12486232"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Facile and green synthesis of monodisperse sub-10 nm copper and tin nanoparticles using l-ascorbic acid as the reducing agent."],"pmcid":["PMC12486232"],"pubmed_authors":["Nelayah J","Benabbas A","Especel C","Mineva T","Breyton G","Le Valant A","Ricolleau C","Wang G","Epron F","Guesmi H"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Facile and green synthesis of monodisperse sub-10 nm copper and tin nanoparticles using l-ascorbic acid as the reducing agent.","description":"We first optimized a simple and low-cost polyol-based synthesis route for the preparation of stable and monodisperse sub-10 nm copper nanoparticles. Building on this robust approach, we extended the method to tin and succeeded in producing tin nanoparticles that stabilized in an unconventional α-Sn phase, which is remarkable given the metastable character of this phase under ambient conditions. The resulting α-Sn nanoparticles exhibited excellent resistance to oxidation, together with long-term colloidal stability in air, enabling further processing for potential applications. In both cases, inexpensive commercial precursors and mild conditions (80 °C, aqueous or polyol solvents, ascorbic acid as the sole reducing agent, and no inert atmosphere or additional stabilizers) were employed. The nanoparticles were characterized using TEM, UV-visible spectroscopy, ATR-FTIR, ICP-OES, and XPS.","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Sep","modification":"2026-06-04T02:28:02.045Z","creation":"2026-05-04T03:13:26.483Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12486232","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41041291"],"doi":["10.1039/d5ra04557f"]}}