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Decreased resonance light scattering of citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles by chemisorption of mercaptoacetic acid

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

Citrate-capped gold nanoparticles with different colours and diameters were prepared by the reduction of HAuCl4 using sodium citrate. With increasing the size of gold particles, the plasmon absorption peaks were shifted to longer wavelength and the intensity of resonance light scattering was enhanced. The resonance light scattering of gold nanoparticles in the range of 500-600nm was quenched by chemisorption of mercaptoacetic acid. Using dielectric coated gold nanosphere model, the probable mechanism of decreasing resonance light scattering was obtained by numerical calculation based on quasi-static theory. The calculation results showed that with the decreasing dielectric constant of nanoshells, the light scattering intensity at 557nm reduced linearly. The explanation of decreasing resonance light scattering in this paper provided a theoretical foundation for developing highly selective assays using quenched resonance light scattering.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)253-259
Number of pages7
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume369
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2010

Keywords

  • Chemisorption
  • Gold nanoparticles
  • Quasi-static
  • Resonance light scattering

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