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

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.