Gold nanoparticles in reverse micellar solutions: preparation, optical properties, and dimensional characteristics


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Gold nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized via chemical (Chem) and radiation-chemical (RadChem) methods for the reduction of ions in reverse micellar solutions (RMS). The gold NP have for the first time been obtained by self-organization (Self-assembly), and their optical properties were evaluated. The formation of Au NP (Chem, RadChem, and Self) was confirmed by the transmission electron microscopy. The spectral characteristics of optical absorption of gold NP in the RMS depend on the solubilization coefficient ω, the salt concentration, and the methods for initiating the primary steps of reduction reactions responsible for the formation of nanoscale structures.

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A. A. Revina

A. N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: alex_revina@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Build. 4, 31 Leninsky prosp., Moscow, 119071

K. F. Chernyshova

A. N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: alex_revina@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Build. 4, 31 Leninsky prosp., Moscow, 119071

N. Yu. Tabachkova

National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”

Email: alex_revina@mail.ru
Russian Federation, 4 Leninsky prosp., Moscow, 119049

Yu. N. Parkhomenko

National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”

Email: alex_revina@mail.ru
Russian Federation, 4 Leninsky prosp., Moscow, 119049

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