Gold decoration of silica by decomposition of aqueous gold(iii) hydroxide at low temperatures
The decomposition of gold hydroxide to give metallic gold is known to take place around 300 °C in dry environments. However, little information about the gold hydroxide stability in wet environments has been recorded. Here, we present experimental evidence which shows that aqueous/water-enriched gol...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Institución: | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| Repositorio: | CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/87046 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/87046 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Gold Decoration Gold Hydroxide Decomposition Gold Nanoparticles https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
| Sumario: | The decomposition of gold hydroxide to give metallic gold is known to take place around 300 °C in dry environments. However, little information about the gold hydroxide stability in wet environments has been recorded. Here, we present experimental evidence which shows that aqueous/water-enriched gold(iii) hydroxide colloids decompose spontaneously to form gold nanoparticles at temperature values above the freezing point of water. Based on this reaction, we developed a method to decorate silica spheres with gold nanoparticles by precipitation and decomposition of gold(iii) hydroxide onto the silica surface in wet media by a simple one-pot/one-step protocol. The silica-gold nanostructures are prepared in high yield and with a low level of by-products. |
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