Title: Seedless synthesis of gold nanorods employing isopropyl radicals generated using gamma radiolysis technique

Authors: Jayashree Biswal, S.P. Ramnani, Seema Shirolikar, S. Sabharwal

Addresses: Radiation Technology Development Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India. ' Radiation Technology Development Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India. ' Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400 005, India. ' Radiation Technology Development Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India

Abstract: The one step synthesis of short aspect ratio gold nanorods using gamma radiation method by incorporating cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as a directing agent is reported in this communication. In present method of synthesis, isopropyl radical is selectively generated in the system by carrying out radiolysis of aqueous solution containing 2.75 × 10−2 mol dm−3 of acetone, 0.2 mol dm−3 isopropanol, 4 × 10−4 mol dm−2 Au1+ and 6 × 10−5 mol dm−3 Ag+. The isopropyl radical brings about the reduction of Au1+ to Au0, which undergoes coalescence with other Au0 resulting in formation of Au nanorods. The formation of nanorods is attributed to slower reaction of isopropyl radical with Au1+. The TEM of as-prepared nanoparticles confirmed the formation of uniform sized nanorods having aspect ratio 3.

Keywords: gold nanorods; gamma radiolysis; isopropyl radicals; one step synthesis; CTAB; nanotechnology; cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide; nanoparticles.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2010.034697

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2010 Vol.7 No.9/10/11/12, pp.907 - 918

Published online: 17 Aug 2010 *

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