The formation of gold nanoparticles using hydroquinone as a reducing agent through a localized pH change upon addition of NaOH to a solution of HAuCl4

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 370, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 35-41

  Sirajuddin, ^a,b   Mechler, Adam ^c   Torriero, Angel A J ^a   Nafady, Ayman ^a   Lee, Chong Yong ^a   Bond, Alan M ^a   O'Mullane, Anthony P ^d   Bhargava, Suresh K ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autocatalytic; Gold nanoparticles; Growth; Hydroquinone

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GOLD; KETONES; PHENOLS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; AUTOCATALYTIC; BENZOQUINONES; CAPPING AGENT; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; GROWTH; HYDROQUINONE; INITIAL SOLUTION; NANOPARTICLE FORMATION; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; OXIDIZED PRODUCTS; PH CHANGE; RAPID SYNTHESIS; SEED PARTICLE; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

NANOPARTICLES;

BENZOQUINONE; GOLD; HYDROQUINONE; NANOPARTICLE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NANOCATALYSIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 77957752262     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.08.041     Document Type: Article

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