Spontaneous stabilization and isolation of dispersible bimetallic coordination nanoparticles of Cs_xNi[Cr(CN)₆]_y

Abstract

The spontaneous stabilization of 6.5 nm bimetallic Ni–Cr cyanide bridged nanoparticles was achieved in water. Dispersible particles were recovered from solution using two different coating agents. The magnetic studies of the particles in the powder form show either a superparamagnetic or a spin glass like behaviour depending on the isolation technique used.