Chemistry Reference
In-Depth Information
Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................... 3
2 Synthesis of Gold Colloids ................................................................... 15
2.1 Aqueous Solutions . ..................................................................... 15
2.2 Non-aqueous Solutions ................................................................. 17
2.3 Metal Vapour Syntheses, Radiolysis and Sonolysis Techniques ..................... 23
2.4 Laser Ablation Techniques ............................................................ 25
3 Characterisation of Colloids and Nanoparticles . . . . ......................................... 25
4 Applications of Gold Colloids and Nanoparticles ........................................... 30
4.1 Colorimetric Analyses and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy . . . ............. 31
4.2 Electron Microscopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.3 Biochemical Applications .............................................................. 33
4.4 Nanoelectronics and Optics . . . . . . . . . ................................................... 34
4.5 Catalysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.6 Metal Insulator Transition ............................................................. 37
5 Summary ...................................................................................... 38
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Abbreviations
ANP Gold nanoparticle
Ar Aryl
ccp Cubic close packed
ccs Collision cross section
dppe bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane
dppm bis(diphenylphosphino)methane
dppp bis(diphenylphosphino)propane
DFT Density functional theory
DOSY Diffusion-ordered spectroscopy
ESI-MS Electrospray mass spectrometry
Et Ethyl
EXAFS Extended X-ray absorption fine structure
FABS Fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry
FELIX Free electron laser for infrared
GSH Glutathione
hcp Hexagonal close packed
HAADF High-angle annular dark-field imaging
HOMO Highest occupied molecular orbital
HRTEM High-resolution transmission electron microscopy
i
-Pr
Isopropyl
IM-MS
Combined ion mobility mass spectrometry
IMS
Ion mobility mass spectrometry
LDI-MS
Laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry
LUMO
Lowest unoccupied molecular orbital
