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Efficient synthesis of carbon microtubes–gold nanoparticles composite: optical and micro-analytical study

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This article reports a new synthesis method for the production of carbon microtubes–AuNPs composite (CMT–AuNPs) based on sucrose. The CMT showed the ability to functionalize gold nanoparticles. The UV–Vis spectroscopy was used to determine the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of the nanoparticles and the absorbance of the CMT. The results showed two absorption bands centered at 287 nm and 527 nm, associated to carbon and gold structures, respectively. The Raman spectra revealed two bands, D and G, located at 1345 cm−1 and 1570 cm−1. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used to obtain structural properties of the CMT, the results show an approximate diameter size of 0.8–1.5 µm. Metallic gold NPs were observed between 15 and 30 nm adhered to the CMT surface. The NPs were analyzed with high-resolution imaging HRTEM and chemical analysis through energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy EDS. This is the first report that uses sucrose as a precursor to obtain carbon microtubes with gold nanoparticles and opens up new ways to fabricate this material.

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Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the use of TEM facilities at the TEM Laboratory of Universidad de Sonora. Special thanks to Belem González for the technical support in SEM measurements. We appreciate the support given by Laboratorio Nacional de Geoquímica y Mineralogía. M. Cortez-Valadez appreciates the support provided by Cátedras CONACYT program, support that was essential to carry out this work.

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  1. Departamento de Investigación en Física, Universidad de Sonora, Apdo. Postal 5-88, 83190, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

    R. Britto Hurtado, G. Calderón-Ayala, F. Berrellez-Reyes & M. Flores-Acosta

  2. Universidad Estatal de Sonora, Rosales No. 189, Col. Centro, C.P. 83100, Hermosillo, Mexico

    R. Britto Hurtado & G. Calderón-Ayala

  3. CONACYT-Departamento de Investigación en Física, Universidad de Sonora, Apdo. Postal 5-88, 83190, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

    M. Cortez-Valadez

  4. Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Metalurgia, Universidad de Sonora, Rosales y Luis Encinas S/N, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

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Hurtado, R.B., Calderón-Ayala, G., Cortez-Valadez, M. et al. Efficient synthesis of carbon microtubes–gold nanoparticles composite: optical and micro-analytical study. Appl. Phys. A 125, 844 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-019-3141-4

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