Set Up and Clean the Chemical Reaction Glassware and Supplies in the Nitrogen and Supplies in the Nitrogen Glove Box
2:30
Toluene and Oleylamine Boiling Solution Preparation
3:31
Tetrachloroauric Acid, Oleylamine and Toluene Injection Solution Preparation
5:36
Injection of the Tetrachloroauric Acid, Oleylamine and Toluene Solution into the Vessel
7:35
Quenching the Reaction with Methanol After Cooling the Gold Nanoparticle Solution
8:40
Washing and Purifying the Gold Nanoparticles with Toluene and Methanol
10:55
Drying the Gold Nanoparticles
12:20
Representative Results
13:19
Conclusion
Transcript
The objective of this gold nanoparticle synthesis process is to create gold nanoparticles that are about 12 nm.in diameter and are very monodisperse.This gold nanoparticle synthesis process is a modified version of a process described in the resea
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A protocol for synthesizing ~12 nm diameter gold nanoparticles (Au nanoparticles) in an organic solvent is presented. The gold nanoparticles are capped with oleylamine ligands to prevent agglomeration. The gold nanoparticles are soluble in organic solvents such as toluene.