Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis Using Three-Dimensionally Integrated Micro-Solution Plasmas

Three-dimensionally integrated micro-solution plasmas (3D IMSPs), in which microplasmas are generated in gas bubbles in an aqueous solution held in a porous dielectric material, have been applied to gold nanoparticle synthesis. Conventional solution plasma processes require additional chemicals to i...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Applied Physics Vol. 52; no. 12; pp. 126202 - 126202-5
Main Authors Shirafuji, Tatsuru, Ueda, Jun, Nakamura, Akihiro, Cho, Sung-Pyo, Saito, Nagahiro, Takai, Osamu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Japan Society of Applied Physics 01.12.2013
Subjects
Aqueous solutions
Electrical conductivity
Electrical resistivity
Gold
Nanostructure
Plasmas
Resistivity
Synthesis
Three dimensional
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Summary:Three-dimensionally integrated micro-solution plasmas (3D IMSPs), in which microplasmas are generated in gas bubbles in an aqueous solution held in a porous dielectric material, have been applied to gold nanoparticle synthesis. Conventional solution plasma processes require additional chemicals to increase the electrical conductivity of the aqueous solution for generating plasmas. In contrast to this, 3D IMSPs have been found to generate plasmas without such a procedure when the aqueous solution has a low electrical conductivity as in the case of HAuCl 4 for gold nanoparticle synthesis. The gold nanoparticle synthesis has been confirmed through the observation of optical absorption due to the plasmon resonance at 550 nm, and also through the characterization of their size, crystallinity, and composition by transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.
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ISSN:0021-4922
1347-4065
DOI:10.7567/JJAP.52.126202