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Controlling Length of Gold Nanorods and Monitoring Their Growth Mechanism Using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Ru-Shi Liu ,
H. M. Chen  and
S. F. Hu
Ru-Shi Liu
Affiliation:
[email protected], National Taiwan University, Department of Chemistry, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, N/A, 106, Taiwan, 886-9-913-710312, 886-2-23636359
H. M. Chen
Affiliation:
[email protected], National Taiwan University, Department of Chemistry, Taipei, N/A, 106, Taiwan
S. F. Hu
Affiliation:
[email protected], National Nano Device Laboratories, Hsinchu, N/A, 300, Taiwan
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Abstract

A new approach to fabricate long length of gold nanorods by controlling the volume of growth solution will be reported. The shape evolutions ranging from fusiform nanoparticles to 1-D rods was observed. Increasing the addition of growth solution can control the length of nanorods. The length of rods can be extended to 2 £gm, and nanorods with aspect ratios of up to ~ 70 could be obtained. Moreover, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is applied herein to elucidate the growth mechanism of gold nanorods. The gold ions were directly reduced to gold atoms by ascorbic acid during the reaction, and then gold atoms were deposited on the surface of gold seeds that were introduced into the reaction. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) confirmed the growth of gold and the environment around Au atoms over the reaction. The XAS are expected to have wide applications in the growth of gold and other related materials.

Keywords

nanostructureabsorptionAu
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 921: Symposium T – Nanomanufacturing , 2006 , 0921-T05-09
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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