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Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis
Published on: July 10, 2021
One-pot synthesis of gold nanorods using binary surfactant systems with improved monodispersity, dimensional
Jianping Lai1, Ling Zhang, Wenxin Niu
1State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, People's Republic of China. University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A facile seedless growth method for high-yield synthesis of monodisperse gold nanorods using binary surfactant mixtures is reported for the first time. In comparison with other seedless methods, the present method enables the preparation of gold nanorods with much better monodispersity. Moreover, the present seedless growth method enables the preparation of not only thin gold nanorods but also thick gold nanorods which cannot be prepared by other reported seedless methods. Dark-field microscopy measurements of a single gold nanorod indicate that the thicker gold nanorod shows enhanced scattering properties.
