Synthesis and characterization of water-soluble monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles

Yan Su, Yingyun Lin, Yuli Fu, Fan Qian, Xiupei Yang*, Martin M.F. Choi

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Water-soluble gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were prepared using 2-mercapto-4-methyl-5-thiazoleacetic acid (MMTA) as a stabilizing agent and sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a reducing agent. The AuNPs product was analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis absorption spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The TEM image shows that the particles were well-dispersed and their average particle size is about 5 nm. The UV-vis absorption and FTIR spectra confirm that the MMTA-AuNPs was stabilized by the carboxylate ions present on the surface of the AuNPs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Materials
Pages617-620
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event2nd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes, ICAMMP 2011 - Guilin, China
Duration: 16 Dec 201118 Dec 2011

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume415-417
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes, ICAMMP 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin
Period16/12/1118/12/11

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Engineering(all)

User-Defined Keywords

  • Characterization
  • Gold nanoparticles
  • MMTA
  • Synthesis

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