Department of Physics, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25120, Pakistan
Research Article
Synthesis and Deposition of Irregular and Complex Gold Nanostructures
Author(s): Imtiaz Ahmad*
It is a short report about the synthesis of complex shaped (sperm-like and ribbon-like) gold nanoparticles that
have been achieved by using bottom up chemical synthesis technique. These methods are not only simple in
approach, but it gives some new irregular shapes of gold nanoparticles. Sperm-like particle are showing some sharp
edges, rounded, and twist/ turns within a single nanostructure. Instead of their irregular structure, such particles
have been observed self- assembled in the best possible sterically orientations. Similarly, ribbon-like nanostructures
are showing analogous UV-vis peaks like nano rods, but their structure seems to be disrupted and shaped like a
ribbon. Moreover, since these nanoparticles are comprising of twisted and sharp edges could be helpful in many
applications associated with such complex building blocks... Read More»
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