Electrochemical synthesis of gold nanorods in track-Etched polycarbonate membrane using removable mercury cathode

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Sharma, Manoj K ^a   Ambolikar, Arvind S ^a   Aggarwal, Suresh K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Electrochemical synthesis; Gold nanorods; Removable mercury cathode; Track Etched membrane; Two Compartment electrochemical cell

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GOLD DEPOSITS; GOLD NANORODS; MEMBRANES; NANOPORES; NANORODS; POLYCARBONATES; REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CONDUCTING SUBSTRATES; DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE; ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TEMPLATE SYNTHESIS; FACE CENTERED CUBIC PHASE; POLYCARBONATE MEMBRANES; TRACK-ETCHED MEMBRANE; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

GOLD METALLOGRAPHY;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GOLD NANOROD; MERCURY; NANOROD; POLYCARBONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; MERCURY CATHODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84864821415     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1094-z     Document Type: Article

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