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UV irradiation induced formation of single-crystal gold nanonetworks with controllable pore distribution

  • Key Lab of the Ministry of Education for Process Control and Efficiency Egineering

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Abstract

Single-crystal gold nanonetworks and nanoplates with novel porous structures were synthesized through a continuous UV irradiation method. The structures of the porous nanonetworks and the nanoplates were found to be citric acid concentration dependent. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that the two-dimensional (2-D) nanonetworks prepared at the lower citric acid concentration (0.5 mM) had irregular pores and bigger area. Increasing the citric acid concentration resulted in formation of gold nanoplates with hexagonal, triangular or truncated triangular pores. When the acid concentration came to 2 mM, the nanoplates with single and double pores were observable. The selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns showed that both the nanonetworks and porous nanoplates were single-crystal. The presence of 1/3{4 2 2} reflections indicated that the surface of the gold nanonetwork and nanoplates is atomically flat.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)131-134
Number of pages4
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume340
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gold nanonetworks
  • Porous nanoplate
  • UV irradiation

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