Back Cover: Synthesis Mechanism and Influence of Light on Unprotected Platinum Nanoparticles Synthesis at Room Temperature (ChemNanoMat 2/2016)

Unprotected colloidal nanoparticle suspensions are promising building blocks for various types of catalysts. The work featured on the Back Cover shows that exposing a Pt precursor reaction mixture at room temperature to light leads to the formation of well-defined, unprotected Pt nanoparticles, whereas no particles are formed in the dark. This suggests that light can be used instead of thermal heat for the synthesis of unprotected Pt nanoparticles, providing a new synthetic route. More information can be found in the Communication by M. Arenz, T. Vosch et al. on page 104 in Issue 2, 2016 (DOI: 10.1002/cnma.201500118).