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The Generation and Study of a Gold‐Based Chemobrionic Plant‐Like Structure
Author(s) -
Zissi Georgia D.,
Angelis George,
Pampalakis Georgios
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemsystemschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2570-4206
DOI - 10.1002/syst.202000018
Subject(s) - raman spectroscopy , metal , materials science , silicate , plant growth , chemical engineering , template , nanotechnology , metallurgy , engineering , optics , physics , botany , biology
The generation of chemical gardens based on tetrachloroauric acid and silicate is presented. The structures were studied with SEM, XRD and micro‐Raman spectroscopy and a new mechanism that participates in their development was revealed. Specifically, the structures were decorated with metallic Au that is derived during the process of plant‐like growth. Probably, the instability of gold salts and hydroxides on silica templates accounts for their reduction to metallic Au.