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Purification of dodecanethiol derivatised gold nanoparticles

Cecilia A. Waters, Allan J. Mills, Kathleen A. Johnson, David J. Schiffrin

Chemical Communications · 2003 · 90 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

Monolayer protected gold nanoparticles synthesised by a two-phase method contain a significant amount of tetraoctylammonium bromide (TOABr), the quaternary ammonium salt used as the phase transfer reagent, as a persistently retained impurity. A simple purification protocol is described.

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Alkanethiolate Gold Cluster Molecules with Core Diameters from 1.5 to 5.2 nm:  Core and Monolayer Properties as a Function of Core Size

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Pressure/Temperature Phase Diagrams and Superlattices of Organically Functionalized Metal Nanocrystal Monolayers:  The Influence of Particle Size, Size Distribution, and Surface Passivant

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