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Photosensitised Seeding of Thiolate‐Stabilised Gold Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Cuquerella M. Consuelo,
PocovíMartínez Salvador,
PérezPrieto Julia
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201000638
Subject(s) - seeding , colloidal gold , nanoparticle , salt (chemistry) , ultraviolet , photocatalysis , photochemistry , thiol , nanotechnology , chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , catalysis , optoelectronics , aerospace engineering , engineering
Photosensitized seeding of hydrophobic gold nanoparticles stabilized with strong coordinating thiol ligands can be easily performed using ultraviolet light, a gold salt, and an organic photocatalyst (see picture). This is a clean and fast process (just a few minutes) which takes place at room temperature.