Facile synthesis of concentrated gold nanoparticles with low size-distribution in water: Temperature and pH controls

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-10

  Li, Chunfang ^a   Li, Dongxiang ^a   Wan, Gangqiang ^a   Xu, Jie ^a   Hou, Wanguo ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Concentrated; Gold nanoparticles; Sodium citrate

Indexed keywords

CHLOROAURIC ACID; CITRATE REDUCTION; CONCENTRATED; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; FACILE METHOD; FACILE SYNTHESIS; FORMATION MECHANISM; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; INDUSTRIAL DEMANDS; LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; NANOPARTICLE FORMATION; NAOH CONCENTRATION; PH CONDITION; PH CONTROL; PH VALUE; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SODIUM CITRATE; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; SYNTHESIS METHOD;

GOLD; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PH; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SODIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84862949740     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-440     Document Type: Article

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