Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Turkevich method for gold nanoparticle synthesis revisited.

J Kimling1, M Maier, B Okenve

  • 1Fachbereich Physik der Universität Konstanz, Universitätsstr. 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.

The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B
|August 11, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Researchers explored gold nanoparticle synthesis using citrate and ascorbic acid, finding controllable sizes from 9-120 nm. Both thermal and UV initiation methods yield similar results, with clustering leading to polycrystallites.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

[From research to practice: self-learning course "Psychotropic drugs in residential geriatric care" PhasaPII project].

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie·2026
Same author

Erratum: "Stress auto-correlation tensor in glass-forming isothermal fluids: From viscous to elastic response" [J. Chem. Phys. 149, 084502 (2018)].

The Journal of chemical physics·2024
Same author

Increasing protein identifications in bottom-up proteomics of T. castaneum - Exploiting synergies of protein biochemistry and bioinformatics.

Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences·2024
Same author

How fast is fast enough? Academic behavioural science impacting public health policy and practice.

Public health·2023
Same author

Active and passive microrheology with large tracers in hard colloids.

The Journal of chemical physics·2023
Same author

[32-year-old female patient with subacute unilateral reduction in visual acuity].

Die Ophthalmologie·2021

Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Chemical Synthesis

Background:

  • Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have diverse applications in catalysis, medicine, and electronics.
  • Controlling AuNP size and distribution is crucial for optimizing their properties.
  • Previous methods, like the Turkevich and Frens methods, established foundational synthesis techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To comprehensively investigate the synthesis of gold nanoparticles using citrate and ascorbic acid reduction.
  • To explore the influence of reaction parameters on nanoparticle size and size distribution.
  • To compare thermal and UV-initiated synthesis pathways.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of gold nanoparticles via chemical reduction using citrate and ascorbic acid.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Systematic variation of reaction conditions to map the parameter space.
  • Analysis of nanoparticle size and size distribution.
  • Spectroscopic analysis (extinction spectra) to study reaction kinetics.

    • Main Results:

    • Gold nanoparticles were successfully synthesized with controllable sizes ranging from 9 to 120 nm.
    • Defined size distributions were achieved, consistent with established synthesis protocols.
    • Both thermal and UV irradiation initiated the reaction, leading to comparable final products.
    • Kinetic analysis revealed multi-step processes including primary and secondary clustering, ultimately forming polycrystallites.

    Conclusions:

    • Citrate and ascorbic acid reduction offers a versatile route for synthesizing gold nanoparticles with tunable sizes.
    • Reaction conditions can be optimized to achieve desired nanoparticle characteristics.
    • The synthesis mechanism involves distinct clustering stages, contributing to the final polycrystallite structure.