Synthesis of gold nanoparticles from gold(I)-alkanethiolate complexes with supramolecular structures through electron beam irradiation in TEM

Jong-Uk Kim; Sang-Ho Cha; Kyusoon Shin; Jae Young Jho; Jong-Chan Lee

doi:10.1021/ja042423x

Synthesis of gold nanoparticles from gold(I)-alkanethiolate complexes with supramolecular structures through electron beam irradiation in TEM

J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Jul 20;127(28):9962-3. doi: 10.1021/ja042423x.

Authors

Jong-Uk Kim¹, Sang-Ho Cha, Kyusoon Shin, Jae Young Jho, Jong-Chan Lee

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Hyperstructured Organic Materials Research Center, Seoul National University, Shilim-9-Dong, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul 151-744, Korea.

PMID: 16011335
DOI: 10.1021/ja042423x

Abstract

Monodisperse gold nanoparticles were prepared via electron beam irradiation of Au(I)-SR (R = -CnH2n+1) polymers with highly ordered supramolecular structures in transmission electron microscopy. The Au(I)-SR polymers were synthesized simply by mixing LiAuCl4 and an excess amount of alkanethiol in tetrahydrofuran. The sizes of the gold nanoparticles were controlled by changing the length of the alkyl group or by adjusting the energy of the electron beam.