Chemical kinetics of gold nanorod growth in aqueous CTAB solutions

The chemical kinetics of the silver-mediated growth of gold nanorods prepared by the reduction of gold precursor in aqueous cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) solution has been systematically studied using spectroscopic monitoring and electron microscopy. The rate of monomer depletion −d[Aun+]/dt...

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Main Authors: Bullen, C., Zijlstra, P., Bakker, Eric, Gu, M., Raston, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44102
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author Bullen, C.
Zijlstra, P.
Bakker, Eric
Gu, M.
Raston, C.
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Bakker, Eric
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description The chemical kinetics of the silver-mediated growth of gold nanorods prepared by the reduction of gold precursor in aqueous cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) solution has been systematically studied using spectroscopic monitoring and electron microscopy. The rate of monomer depletion −d[Aun+]/dt has a linear dependence on both [Aun+] and seed nuclei concentration at 30 °C. Particle growth is significantly retarded by hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and KBr, with the order ca. −1 for [Br–]. The rate of nanoparticle growth is dependent on the reducing ascorbate monoanion concentration and is consequently highly pH dependent around the pKa1 of ascorbic acid, while AgNO3 retards the observed kinetics for both the growth of nanorods from ca. 2 nm seed nuclei and the overgrowth of Au nanorods.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-441022017-09-13T14:03:55Z Chemical kinetics of gold nanorod growth in aqueous CTAB solutions Bullen, C. Zijlstra, P. Bakker, Eric Gu, M. Raston, C. The chemical kinetics of the silver-mediated growth of gold nanorods prepared by the reduction of gold precursor in aqueous cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) solution has been systematically studied using spectroscopic monitoring and electron microscopy. The rate of monomer depletion −d[Aun+]/dt has a linear dependence on both [Aun+] and seed nuclei concentration at 30 °C. Particle growth is significantly retarded by hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and KBr, with the order ca. −1 for [Br–]. The rate of nanoparticle growth is dependent on the reducing ascorbate monoanion concentration and is consequently highly pH dependent around the pKa1 of ascorbic acid, while AgNO3 retards the observed kinetics for both the growth of nanorods from ca. 2 nm seed nuclei and the overgrowth of Au nanorods. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44102 10.1021/cg101636r American Chemical Society restricted
spellingShingle Bullen, C.
Zijlstra, P.
Bakker, Eric
Gu, M.
Raston, C.
Chemical kinetics of gold nanorod growth in aqueous CTAB solutions
title Chemical kinetics of gold nanorod growth in aqueous CTAB solutions
title_full Chemical kinetics of gold nanorod growth in aqueous CTAB solutions
title_fullStr Chemical kinetics of gold nanorod growth in aqueous CTAB solutions
title_full_unstemmed Chemical kinetics of gold nanorod growth in aqueous CTAB solutions
title_short Chemical kinetics of gold nanorod growth in aqueous CTAB solutions
title_sort chemical kinetics of gold nanorod growth in aqueous ctab solutions
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44102