Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Photochemical synthesis of polygonal gold nanoparticles

  • Brief Communication
  • Published:
Journal of Nanoparticle Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a method to generate gold nanoparticles capable of absorbing near infrared light (NIR) radiation through a photochemical reaction. This approach does not require the use of either surfactants or polymers, reducing the difficulties that may arise in further chemical modifications for the gold nanoparticles. The gold nanoparticles with either triangular or hexagonal shapes were generated using the photo-reduction method, mixing hydrogen tetrachloroaurate with sodium oxalate, a reducing agent, in aqueous solution under illumination of a mercury lamp (λmax = 306 nm) for more than 10 min. The size of the gold nanoparticles varies from 25 to 200 nm, which mainly depends on the duration of light illumination and the concentration of sodium oxalate. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the presence of the gold nanoparticles in aqueous solutions can effectively elevate the temperature of the solutions under irradiation of NIR light (808 nm) within a few minutes. The gold nanoparticles can be potentially used as suitable photothermal agents for hyperthermia.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8

References

  • Ah CS, Yun YJ, Park HJ, Kim WJ, Ha DH, Yun WS (2005) Size-controlled synthesis of machinable single crystalline gold nanoplates. Chem Mater 17:5558–5561

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Aslan K, Geddes CD (2007) Microwave-accelerated ultrafast nanoparticle aggregation assays using gold colloids. Anal Chem 79:2131–2136

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chu CH, Kuo CH, Huang MH (2006) Thermal aqueous solution approach for the synthesis of triangular and hexagonal gold nanoplates with three different size ranges. Inorg Chem 45:808–813

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Esumi K, Matsuhisa K, Torigoe K (1995) Preparation of rodlike gold particles by UV irradiation using cationic micelles as a micelles as a template. Langmuir 11:3285–5287

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Eustis S, Hsu HY, El-Sayed MA (2005) Gold nanoparticle formation from photochemical reduction of Au3+ by continuous excitation in colloidal solutions. A proposed molecular mechanism. J Phys Chem B 109:4811–4815

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kim F, Song JH, Yang P (2002) Photochemical synthesis of gold nanorods. J Am Chem Soc 124:14316–14317

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kuong CL, Chen WY, Chen YC (2007) Semi-quantitative determination of cationic surfactants in aqueous solutions using gold nanoparticles as reporter probes. Anal Bioanal Chem 387:2091–2099

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lin SY, Liu SW, Lin CM, Chen CH (2002) Recognition of potassium ion in water by 15-crown-5 functionalized gold nanoparticles. Anal Chem 74:330–335

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lin SY, Wu SH, Chen CH (2006) A simple strategy for prompt visual sensing by gold nanoparticles: general applications of interparticle hydrogen bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed 45:4948–4951

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Malikova N, Pastoriza-Santos I, Schierhorn M, Kotov NA, Liz-Marzan LM (2002) Layer-by-layer assembled mixed spherical and planar gold nanoparticles: control of interparticle interactions. Langmuir 18:3694–3697

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mallick K, Witcomb MJ, Scurrell MS (2005) Polymer-stabilized colloidal gold: a convenient method for the synthesis of nanoparticles by a UV-irradiation approach. Appl Phys A 80:395–398

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Millstone JE, Park S, Shuford K, Qin L, Schatz GC, Mirkin CA (2005) Observation of a quadrupole plasmon mode for a colloidal solution of gold nanoprisms. J Am Chem Soc 127:5312–5313

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mirkin CA (2000) Programming the assembly of two- and three-dimensional architectures with DNA and nanoscale inorganic building blocks. Inorg Chem 39:2258–2272

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Pucci A, Bernabo M, Elvati P, Meza LI, Galembeck F, Leite CADP, Tirelli N, Ruggeri G (2006) Photoinduced formation of gold nanoparticles into vinyl alcohol based polymers. J Mater Chem 16:1058–1066

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sau TK, Murphy CJ (2004) Room temperature, high-yield synthesis of multiple shapes of gold nanoparticles in aqueous solution. J Am Chem Soc 126:8648–8649

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sau TK, Pal A, Jana NR, Wang ZL, Pal T (2001) Size controlled synthesis of gold nanoparticles using photochemically prepared seed particles. J Nanopart Res 3:257–261

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shankar SS, Rai A, Ankamwar B, Singh A, Ahmad A, Murali S (2004) Biological synthesis of triangular gold nanoprisms. Nat Mater 3:482–488

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Shankar SS, Rai A, Ahmad A, Sastry M (2005) Controlling the optical properties of lemongrass extract synthesized gold nanotriangles and potential application in infrared-absorbing optical coatings. Chem Mater 17:566–572

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Singh A, Chaudhari M, Sastry SM (2006) Construction of conductive multilayer films of biogenic triangular gold nanoparticles and their application in chemical vapour sensing. Nanotechnology 17:2399–2405

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhou Y, Wang CY, Zhu YR, Chen ZY (1999) Preparation of shell-core Cu2O–Cu nanocomposite particles and Cu nanoparticles in a new microemulsion system. Chem Mater 11:2310–2312

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

We thank the National Science Council (NSC) of Taiwan for financially supporting this research. We also thank Dr. Chi-Shen Lee’s group and Mr. Cheng-Tai Chen for their assistance in obtaining XRD pattern and TEM images, respectively.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan

    Wei-Chieh Huang & Yu-Chie Chen

  2. Institute of Molecular Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan

    Yu-Chie Chen

Authors
  1. Wei-Chieh Huang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Yu-Chie Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Yu-Chie Chen.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Huang, WC., Chen, YC. Photochemical synthesis of polygonal gold nanoparticles. J Nanopart Res 10, 697–702 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-007-9293-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-007-9293-8

Keywords

Search

Navigation