Abstract
Two different reaction strategies designed for core-shell structured and heterostructured Fe 3 O 4 @Au nanocomposites utilizing 50 nm polyethyleneimine coated magnetite as seeds are presented aiming at diverse applications. The polyethylenimine (PEI) coated Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles were firstly used as seeds to carry out the synthesis of both core-shell structured and heterostructured Fe 3 O 4 @Au nanocomposites. Results show that these two structures combined the merits of both gold and Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles. What is more, the distinct morphology offers diverse applications: the shell of dense gold nanoparticles coating in the core-shell structure dominates the further surface functionalization while the heterostructure offers the particles with two distinct surfaces and functionalities due to different surfactant molecules on the surface of Fe 3 O 4 and Au nanoparticles. Furthermore, the synthesis methods presented in this paper also suggested new ways to the synthesis of multifunctional nanostructures.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8521-8526 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Applied Surface Science |
| Volume | 258 |
| Issue number | 22 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 2012 |
Keywords
- Gold
- Magnetic properties
- Nanocomposites
- Polyethyleneimine