Direct laser-assisted synthesis of localized gold nanoparticles from both Au (III) and Au (I) precursors within a silica monolith

M. Tonelli; S. Turrell; O. Cristini; H. El Hamzaoui; B. Capoen; M. Bouazaoui; C. Kinowski; M. Gazzano; M. C. Cassani

doi:10.1117/12.922537

1 May 2012 Direct laser-assisted synthesis of localized gold nanoparticles from both Au (III) and Au (I) precursors within a silica monolith

M. Tonelli, S. Turrell, O. Cristini, H. El Hamzaoui, B. Capoen, M. Bouazaoui, C. Kinowski, M. Gazzano, M. C. Cassani

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Proceedings Volume 8424, Nanophotonics IV; 84242V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922537
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2012, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

This work presents a solvent-free and laser-assisted growth of gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) within silica monoliths using both Au(III) and Au(I) precursors. The novelty of the synthesis method is that Au-NPs of about 20 nm in diameter were obtained well dispersed in the matrix with no need of either reducing or capping agents. Moreover, the laser-assisted synthetic procedure here described made it possible to obtain reproducible 2D and 3D patterns of Au-NPs. For this purpose, suitable Au(I) and Au(III) precursors, soluble in dichloromethane, were easily prepared following a well-known procedure. The mesoporous silica matrix was first loaded with the precursors via a simple impregnation and then irradiated using either a continuous laser (λ= 266 or 532 nm) or a pulsed laser (λ=800 nm; pulse: 120 fs; repetition rate: 1KHz). In all cases, a photothermal gold reduction was observed. The Au-NPs have been characterized using UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction and Transmission Electron Microscopy. Finally it is shown that the excess gold precursors can be removed after the Au-NP synthesis by a simple washing of the monolith with a few immersions in the pure solvent. The stability of the Au-NPs was further tested by a series of heat-treatments up to 500°C, showing that the silica monolith acts as an effective support to prevent the agglomeration of the nanoparticles.

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M. Tonelli, S. Turrell, O. Cristini, H. El Hamzaoui, B. Capoen, M. Bouazaoui, C. Kinowski, M. Gazzano, and M. C. Cassani "Direct laser-assisted synthesis of localized gold nanoparticles from both Au (III) and Au (I) precursors within a silica monolith", Proc. SPIE 8424, Nanophotonics IV, 84242V (1 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922537

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