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Fabrication of gold nanoparticles in intense optical field by femtosecond laser irradiation of aqueous solution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Takahiro Nakamura ,
Yuzuru Mochidzuki  and
Shunichi Sato
Takahiro Nakamura*
Affiliation:
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
Yuzuru Mochidzuki
Affiliation:
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
Shunichi Sato
Affiliation:
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: nakamu@tagen.tohoku.ac.jp
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Abstract

Gold particles were fabricated by the high-intensity femtosecond laser irradiation of gold (III) chloride trihydrate (HAuCl4) aqueous solution. The structure and size distribution of the prepared particles were evaluated by transmission electron microscopy. The configuration of the gold particles varied with the concentration of the HAuCl4 aqueous solution. The mean particle size and size distribution were changed by the addition of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), which acted as a dispersant, and monodispersed gold nanoparticles with a diameter of about 3 nm were successfully fabricated. The formation process of the nanoparticles is discussed in terms of the optical decomposition of molecules in the highly intense optical field generated by femtosecond laser irradiation.

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AuLaser decompositionParticulate
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , April 2008 , pp. 968 - 974
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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