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Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis
Published on: July 10, 2021
Synthesis of gold nanoparticles within a supramolecular gel-phase network
Christine S Love1, Victor Chechik, David K Smith
1Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, UK YO10 5DD.
Abstract:
Gold nanoparticles with diameters of ca. 13 nm were synthesised by UV irradiation of a supramolecular organogel into which HAuCl4 and tetraoctylammonium bromide had been diffused-the gel network plays an essential role in nanoparticle stabilisation.

