Effective gel for gold nanoparticle formation, support and metal oxide templating

Authors

Xingdong Wang, The University Of Melbourne
Caroline E. Egan, The University Of Melbourne
Meifang Zhou, The University Of Melbourne
Kathryn Prince, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation
David RG Mitchell, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology OrganisationFollow
Rachel A. Caruso, The University Of Melbourne

RIS ID

83105

Publication Details

Wang, X., Egan, C. E., Zhou, M., Prince, K., Mitchell, D. RG. and Caruso, R. A. (2007). Effective gel for gold nanoparticle formation, support and metal oxide templating. Chemical Communications, 2007 (29), 3060-3062.

Abstract

Gold nanoparticles were synthesized using agarose as a reducing agent, which gelled to support the gold nanoparticles, then readily functioned as a template to produce a porous, evenly-distributed Au/TiO2 nano-hybrid.