High density gold nanoparticles within three-dimensionally mesoporous SBA-15: Adsorption behavior and optical properties

Xiaojuan Wang, Xiaoqing Yan, Renhong Li, Liping Xiao, Guicen Ma, Yihu Dai, Jie Fan

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Abstract

Unprecedentedly high-density (up to 79 wt%) immobilization of monodispersed gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) within mesoporous silica SBA-15 is achieved by variation of their pore size and pore-pore connectivity to enable a full access of AuNPs to the large and high-affinity internal surface of mesoporous silica (MPS) SBA-15. In addition, according to the adsorption kinetics, dipole-induced dipole interaction is suggested to be the primary driving force for adsorption of AuNPs on silica. Interestingly, the high internal surface of MPS shows much higher affinity to AuNPs than the external surface. The optical properties of these densely immobilized AuNPs are also investigated, demonstrating that a plasma coupling exists between closely spaced AuNPs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7060-7067
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume15
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Gold nanoparticles
  • High-density immobilization
  • Plasma coupling
  • SBA-15

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