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Application of Gold(III) Acetate as a New Precursor for the Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles in PEG Through Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis

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The present investigation reports the first-time successful synthesis of AuNPs using a new precursor salt of Au(III) acetate through USP. An aqueous solution of this salt was prepared with very limited solubility with H2O. HCl and HNO3 were then added separately to increase the solubility, resulting in a clear, yellowish solution. This enabled the successful formation of AuNPs with USP. In order to improve AuNPs synthesis, NaOH and Na2CO3 were added into the precursor to increase its pH (6–7). With such approach, it was possible to perform USP synthesis using varying concentrations of [Au] in the precursor. Evaporation and reaction temperatures (100 and 300 °C) of USP were chosen based on detected decomposition temperatures of Au(III) acetate with TGA-DT. TEM confirmed the presence of circular shaped, unagglomerated AuNPs having an Fm-3m space group with diameter range of 15–30 and circularity value range of 0.89–0.92. The UV–Vis spectroscopy showed absorbance peaks at 528 and 532 nm. ICP-MS indicated the highest concentration of AuNPs, 79 ppm, by the precursor with the lower initial concentration of [Au]. This could be due to the smallest sedimentation and turbulent losses of larger AuNPs in transport tubes and reaction USP zones.

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Abbreviations

AuNPs:

Gold nanoparticles

USP:

Ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

Au(III) acetate:

Gold(III) acetate

TGA-DT:

Thermal gravimetric analysis—differential thermal

MOx :

Metal oxide powder

TEM:

Transmission electron microscopy

UV–Vis:

Ultraviolet visible

SPR:

Surface plasmon resonance

PEG:

Polyethylene glycol

PVP:

Polyvinylpyrrolidone

BSA:

Bovine serum albumin

wt%:

Weight percent

RES:

Reticuloendothelial system

EDX:

Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

DLS:

Dynamic light scattering

FCC:

Face centered cubic

ICP-OES:

Optical emission spectroscopy with inductively coupled plasma mass

FTIR:

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

SD:

Standard deviation

fg:

Femto gram (10−15)

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Acknowledgements

The study was supported by the European Union—Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Lot 13 Euphrates Program and Slovenian Research Agency ARRS Slovenia (P2-120 and Martina Program). Many thanks to Dr.Vanja Kokol, Dr. Irena Ban and Mrs. Vera Vivod for helping in the UV–Vis spectroscopy, TGA and FTIR analysis.

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  1. Institute of Materials Technology, University of Maribor, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia

    Mohammed Shariq, Peter Majerič & Rebeka Rudolf

  2. Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 826004, India

    Mohammed Shariq & Amit Rai Dixit

  3. IME Institute, RWTH Aachen, 52056, Aachen, Germany

    Bernd Friedrich

  4. National Institute of Chemistry, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Bojan Budic

  5. Institute of Metals and Technology, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Darja Jenko

  6. Zlatarna Celje d.d., 3000, Celje, Slovenia

    Rebeka Rudolf

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Shariq, M., Majerič, P., Friedrich, B. et al. Application of Gold(III) Acetate as a New Precursor for the Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles in PEG Through Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis. J Clust Sci 28, 1647–1665 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-017-1178-0

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