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A Simple Method for the Size Controlled Synthesis of Stable Oligomeric Clusters of Gold Nanoparticles under Ambient Conditions
Published on: February 5, 2016
Stabilized and size-tunable gold nanoparticles formed in a quaternary ammonium-based room-temperature ionic liquid
Shimou Chen1, Yaodong Liu, Guozhong Wu
1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 800-204, Shanghai 201800, People's Republic of China. Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10039, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Colloidal gold nanoparticles were synthesized in a quaternary ammonium-based room-temperature ionic liquid (QAIL) by gamma-radiation for the first time. Transmission electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction and optical techniques were used to characterize the colloidal nanoparticles. By changing the experimental conditions, the size of the gold nanoparticles can be varied between 10 and 50 nm. It was found that gold nanoparticles coated by QAIL are very stable in dispersion.
