Pitto-Barry, AnaïsPerdigao, L.M.A.Walker, M.Lawrence, J.Constantini, G.Sadler, P.J.Barry, Nicolas P.E.2017-02-012017-02-012015Pitto-Barry A, Perdigao LMA, Walker M et al (2015) Synthesis and controlled growth of osmium nanoparticles by electron irradiation. Dalton Transactions. 44(47): 20308-20311.http://hdl.handle.net/10454/11237YesWe have synthesised osmium nanoparticles of defined size (1.5–50 nm) on a B- and S-doped turbostratic graphitic structure by electron-beam irradiation of an organometallic osmium complex encapsulated in self-spreading polymer micelles, and characterised them by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) on the same grid. Oxidation of the osmium nanoparticles after exposure to air was detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).en© 2015 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Osmium nanoparticlesSynthesis and controlled growthElectron-beam irradiationArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1039/C5DT03205ACC-BY