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Nanoscale Gold Hollow Spheres Through a Microemulsion Approach
Author(s) -
Zimmermann Christian,
Feldmann Claus,
Wanner Matthias,
Gerthsen Dagmar
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200600658
Subject(s) - microemulsion , spheres , nanoscopic scale , materials science , nanotechnology , colloidal gold , nanoparticle , chemical engineering , physics , pulmonary surfactant , engineering , astronomy
No need for a solid template : Hollow gold spheres (see TEM image) have been realized through a microemulsion approach. The spheres have a wall thickness of 2–6 nm and an inner diameter of 20–40 nm.