Electrochemical formation of gold nanodendrites by the additive toluene solvent

Pin Hsiang Chiu, Chien Jung Huang, Wen Ray Chen, Yeong Her Wang, Kan Lin Chen, Cheng Fu Yang, Teen Hang Meen

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Abstract

Gold nanodendrites (GDs) are successfully fabricated via a simple electrochemical method (ECM) using micelle templates formed by two surfactants with various amounts of toluene solvent, the primary surfactant being hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and the cosurfactant being tetradodecylammonium bromide (TTAB). To investigate the influence of toluene solvent on the GDs, the amount of toluene solvent was varied in the range from 10 to 50 μL. It was found that the shape of particles was changed from sphere to dendritic shape, and the UV-vis optical absorption measurement revealed a pronounced red shift of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) peak from 525 to 540 nm. The selected-area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns reveal that GDs are single crystalline with lattice constant a = 4.072 Å. The GDs have been determined to be pure gold with a face-centered cubic (fcc) structure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication4th IEEE International NanoElectronics Conference, INEC 2011
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Sept 26
Event4th IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2011 - Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
Duration: 2011 Jun 212011 Jun 24

Publication series

NameProceedings - International NanoElectronics Conference, INEC
ISSN (Print)2159-3523

Other

Other4th IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2011
Country/TerritoryTaiwan
CityTao-Yuan
Period11-06-2111-06-24

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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