Real-time probing of the growth dynamics of nanoparticles using potentiometric ion-selective electrodes

This Communication demonstrates the ability of potentiometric ion-selective electrodes (ISE) to probe the growth dynamics of metal nanoparticles in real-time. The new monitoring capability is illustrated using a solid-contact silver ISE for monitoring the hydroquinone-induced precipitation of silver...

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Main Authors: Chumbimuni-Torres, K., Bakker, Eric, Wang, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37421
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author Chumbimuni-Torres, K.
Bakker, Eric
Wang, J.
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Wang, J.
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description This Communication demonstrates the ability of potentiometric ion-selective electrodes (ISE) to probe the growth dynamics of metal nanoparticles in real-time. The new monitoring capability is illustrated using a solid-contact silver ISE for monitoring the hydroquinone-induced precipitation of silver on gold nanoparticle seeds. Potential-time recordings obtained under different conditions are used to monitor the depletion of the silver ion during the nanoparticle formation and shed useful insights into the growth dynamics of the nanoparticles. Such potentiometric profiles correlate well with the analogous optical measurements. The new real-time electrochemical probing of the particle growth process reflects the direct, rapid and sensitive response of modern ISE to changes in the level of the precipitated metal ion from the bulk solution and holds considerable promise for probing the preparation of different nanoscalematerials.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-374212018-03-29T09:07:21Z Real-time probing of the growth dynamics of nanoparticles using potentiometric ion-selective electrodes Chumbimuni-Torres, K. Bakker, Eric Wang, J. This Communication demonstrates the ability of potentiometric ion-selective electrodes (ISE) to probe the growth dynamics of metal nanoparticles in real-time. The new monitoring capability is illustrated using a solid-contact silver ISE for monitoring the hydroquinone-induced precipitation of silver on gold nanoparticle seeds. Potential-time recordings obtained under different conditions are used to monitor the depletion of the silver ion during the nanoparticle formation and shed useful insights into the growth dynamics of the nanoparticles. Such potentiometric profiles correlate well with the analogous optical measurements. The new real-time electrochemical probing of the particle growth process reflects the direct, rapid and sensitive response of modern ISE to changes in the level of the precipitated metal ion from the bulk solution and holds considerable promise for probing the preparation of different nanoscalematerials. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37421 10.1016/j.elecom.2009.08.029 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Chumbimuni-Torres, K.
Bakker, Eric
Wang, J.
Real-time probing of the growth dynamics of nanoparticles using potentiometric ion-selective electrodes
title Real-time probing of the growth dynamics of nanoparticles using potentiometric ion-selective electrodes
title_full Real-time probing of the growth dynamics of nanoparticles using potentiometric ion-selective electrodes
title_fullStr Real-time probing of the growth dynamics of nanoparticles using potentiometric ion-selective electrodes
title_full_unstemmed Real-time probing of the growth dynamics of nanoparticles using potentiometric ion-selective electrodes
title_short Real-time probing of the growth dynamics of nanoparticles using potentiometric ion-selective electrodes
title_sort real-time probing of the growth dynamics of nanoparticles using potentiometric ion-selective electrodes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37421