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Elham Gharibshahi1,2, Elias Saion2, Ahmadreza Ashraf2
1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to examine how the electro-optical behavior of platinum (Pt) nanoparticles prepared via the gamma radiolysis process is related to both the radiation dose and to the Pt precursor concentration. The Pt precursor used in these experiments has been radiolytically degraded using a 60Co gamma source at dosages ranging from 80 kGy to 120 kGy. As well, varying the concentration of the Pt precursor from 5.0 × 10-4 M to 20.0 × 10-4 M was carried out as a systematic investigation. Spectrophotometric analysis utilizing UV-Visible spectroscopy and TEM provided the optical data and particle size information for the nanoparticles. The results indicate that increasing the radiation dosage results in smaller Pt nanoparticle sizes due to an increased rate of nucleation and that increasing the Pt precursor concentration leads to larger Pt nanoparticles due to an increase in ion recombination. Both the dose and concentration dependency of the optical absorption spectrum indicate a significant relationship between size and plasmon behavior. Also, the conduction band energy level, which was determined from the maximum of the UV-Visible absorption peak, is dependent on the particle size and shows a pronounced quantum confinement effect, with the conduction band energy increasing as the particle size decreases. Thus, these studies provide a definitive correlation of structure-property in Pt nanoparticles and confirm the capability of the gamma radiolytic synthesis process to be used for controlling the specific electronic and optical properties of Pt nanoparticles.
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