Optimization of high-yield biological synthesis of single-crystalline gold nanoplates

B. Liu, J. Xie, J. Y. Lee, Y. P. Ting, J. Paul Chen

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Abstract

In this work, single-crystalline gold nanoplates were obtained by reducing aqueous chloroauric acid solution with the extract of Sargassum sp. (brown seaweed) at room temperature. The gold nanoplates so obtained were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The formation of gold nanoplates was found to depend on a number of environmental factors, such as the time taken to age the seaweed extract, pH of the reaction medium, reaction temperature, reaction time, and initial reactant concentrations. The size of the gold nanoplates could be controlled to between 200 and 800 nm by manipulating the initial reactant concentrations. The yield of the flat gold nanocrystals relative to the total number of nanoparticles formed was as high as ∼80-90%. © 2005 American Chemical Society.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15256-15263
JournalThe Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume109
Issue number32
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Aug 2005
Externally publishedYes

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