Precise size control of hydrophobic gold nanoparticles in the 2-5 nm range

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Nov 23;57(93):12512-12515. doi: 10.1039/d1cc05351e.

Abstract

We report a seed-mediated synthesis strategy to control the size of gold nanoparticles at the atomic scale in the 2-5 nm size range. Starting from 2 nm seeds, a regrowth in organic solvent with a designed amount of precursor can achieve in a predictive fashion a precise mean size with a 0.3 nm resolution. We show that these monodisperse nanoparticles assemble into a 2D hexagonal lattice over a distance that can span tens of micrometers.

MeSH terms

  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Scattering, Small Angle
  • Solvents / chemistry
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Solvents
  • Gold