Synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of Au/TiO2 nanostructures formed by novel " cold" and " hot" nanosoldering of Au and TiO2 nanoparticles dispersed in water

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 392, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 171-177

  Fazio, Enza ^a   Calandra, Pietro ^b   Liveri, Vincenzo Turco ^c   Santo, Nadia ^d   Trusso, Sebastiano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Gold; Nanoparticles; Optical limiting properties; TEM; Titanium oxide; UV vis

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AU NANOPARTICLE; FAST PROCESS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; LASER FLUENCES; LASER LIGHT ILLUMINATION; LIQUID PHASE; MIXING PROCESS; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES; NONLINEAR ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; NONLINEAR EFFECT; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; OPTICAL LIMITING; OPTICAL LIMITING PROPERTIES; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; REFRACTION INDEX; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE SPECIES; TIME-SCALES; TIO; UV-VIS; WATER SUSPENSIONS; Z-SCAN TECHNIQUE;

GOLD;

GOLD DERIVATIVE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GOLD NANOSTRUCTURE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOMATERIAL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOSTRUCTURE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FRACTIONATION; ILLUMINATION; LASER; LIQUID; NANOFABRICATION; OPTICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SUSPENSION; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 82855161273     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.09.051     Document Type: Article

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