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Formation of Au nanoparticles in an ionic liquid by electron beam irradiation
Akihito Imanishi1, Masaaki Tamura, Susumu Kuwabata
1Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-8531, Japan. imanishi@chem.es.osaka-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
A novel method to synthesize Au nanoparticles via a reductive reaction in an ionic liquid containing Au3+ ions was demonstrated using a low-energy electron beam irradiation technique; Au nanoparticles (approximately 122 nm) formed by the incident electron beam were well dispersed and crystallized; this finding opens up the possibility that the use of electron beams and ionic liquids is of key importance in the development of new fabrication techniques for nanomaterials.
