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Optical, structural, catalytic and electrochemical properties of the Au nanoparticles synthesized using CTAB based gels

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Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) were synthesized using Au containing CTAB gel as a precursor. The effect of concentration of NaBH4 on the structural, optical, catalytic and electrochemical properties of the Au NPs was also investigated. With the increase of NaBH4 concentration from 0.1 to 0.15 M, an increase in the particle size and change in the morphology from spherical to elliptical was observed. Absorption and emission properties of the Au NPs were also probed using UV–Vis and photoluminescence spectroscopy respectively. Synthesized Au NPs samples were explored as catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol. Catalytic activity of Au NPs samples prepared using 0.1 and 0.15 M concentration of NaBH4 were also compared. It was found that Au NPs prepared using lower concentration of NaBH4 (Au-0.1) exhibits better catalytic activity compared to the other Au NPs sample (Au-0.15). Synthesized Au NPs were also utilized as electrode material for the detection of Pb2+ ions, results show that Au NPs modified glassy carbon electrode can detect very low concentration of Pb2+ ions (2 µM). Au-0.1 sample exhibited better electrochemical performance compared to the Au-0.15 sample.

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Ravi Kant Upadhyay is indebted to Shiv Nadar University for providing Ph.D. scholarship.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Budh Nagar, 203207, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Ravi Kant Upadhyay

  2. Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Budh Nagar, 203207, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Sujit Deshmukh & Susanta Sinha Roy

  3. Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Material Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700 098, India

    Susmita Saha & Anjan Barman

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Upadhyay, R.K., Deshmukh, S., Saha, S. et al. Optical, structural, catalytic and electrochemical properties of the Au nanoparticles synthesized using CTAB based gels. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 26, 7515–7522 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-015-3387-3

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