Preparation of Functional Silane-Stabilized Gold Colloids in the (Sub)nanometer Size Range
A synthesis method is introduced for very small uniform gold particles (diameter less than 5 nm), based on the reduction of hydrogen tetrachloroaurate(III) in ethanol in the presence of (γ-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPS). The surface layer of MPS molecules gives the gold particles a high collo...
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Published in | Langmuir Vol. 13; no. 15; pp. 3921 - 3926 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, DC
American Chemical Society
23.07.1997
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Summary: | A synthesis method is introduced for very small uniform gold particles (diameter less than 5 nm), based on the reduction of hydrogen tetrachloroaurate(III) in ethanol in the presence of (γ-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPS). The surface layer of MPS molecules gives the gold particles a high colloidal stability and allows in principle further reaction with any silane coupling agent. Decrease of the HAuCl4:MPS ratio allows a controlled reduction of gold particle size, resulting in remarkably uniform gold clusters of (sub)nanometer size, observed with high-angle-annular-dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy. After attachment of (γ-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APS) to the MPS surface layer, other molecules may be covalently bound to the gold colloid via the amine group of APS. As an illustrative example we prepared in this manner gold particles labeled with a fluorescent dye. The chemical structure of the surface silanes was studied with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/TPS-RPW6P1WP-H istex:8011C1353CA722C39C8D01FE928118802ED232E4 Abstract published in Advance ACS Abstracts, April 15, 1997. |
ISSN: | 0743-7463 1520-5827 |
DOI: | 10.1021/la962071a |