Abstract
In this Letter, β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) was employed as stabilizer in the synthesis of gold nanoparticles. Gold nanoparticles were synthesized by the reduction of HAuCl4 by NaBH4 in the presence of β-CD. Varying the ratio of β-CD to HAuCl4, isolated gold nanoparticles could be assembled into nanowires. The nanoparticles and nanowires were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, UV/visible spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The decreased relative intensity of skeletal and ring vibration in FT-IR spectra and the negative shift of the Au4f7/2 binding energy in XPS spectra confirmed that β-CD was chemisorped on Au nanoparticles via hydroxyl group.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 14-18 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 389 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 May 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |