Issue 93, 2021

Precise size control of hydrophobic gold nanoparticles in the 2–5 nm range

Abstract

We report a seed-mediated synthesis strategy to control the size of gold nanoparticles at the atomic scale in the 2–5 nm size range. Starting from 2 nm seeds, a regrowth in organic solvent with a designed amount of precursor can achieve in a predictive fashion a precise mean size with a 0.3 nm resolution. We show that these monodisperse nanoparticles assemble into a 2D hexagonal lattice over a distance that can span tens of micrometers.

Graphical abstract: Precise size control of hydrophobic gold nanoparticles in the 2–5 nm range

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Sep 2021
Accepted
28 Oct 2021
First published
02 Nov 2021

Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 12512-12515

Precise size control of hydrophobic gold nanoparticles in the 2–5 nm range

C. Goldmann, C. Moretti, B. Mahler, B. Abécassis, M. Impéror-Clerc and B. Pansu, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 12512 DOI: 10.1039/D1CC05351E

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