Morphology-Controlled Versatile One-Pot Synthesis of Hydrophobic Gold Nanodots, Nanobars, Nanorods, and Nanowires and Their Applications in Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
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1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Instruments and Reagents
2.2. Synthesis of Gold Nanomaterials
2.2.1. Synthesis of Gold Nanodots
2.2.2. Synthesis of Large Spherical Gold Nanoparticles Via a Seed-Growth Approach
2.2.3. Synthesis of Gold Nanobars
2.2.4. Synthesis of Long Gold Nanorods
2.2.5. Synthesis of Silk-Like Ultralong and Ultrathin Gold Nanowires
2.3. SERS Measurements
2.3.1. SERS Detection of Benzidine in Organic Solvents Using Spherical Gold Nanoparticles as a Substrate
2.3.2. SERS Detection of 3,4-Benzopyrene in Organic Solvents Using Spherical Gold Nanoparticles as a Substrate
2.3.3. SERS Detection of Malachite Green Using Long Gold Nanorods or Silk-Like Ultralong Nanowires as a Solid Substrate
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characteristics of Au Nanomaterials by TEM and XRD
3.2. Characteristics of Large Spherical Au Nanoparticles by TEM and XRD
3.3. Detection of 3,4-Benzopyrene and Benzidine in Chloroform
3.4. Detection of Malachite Green Using Gold Nanorods or Nanowires as a Solid Substrate
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Neng, J.; Xiang, C.; Jia, K.; Nie, X.; Sun, P. Morphology-Controlled Versatile One-Pot Synthesis of Hydrophobic Gold Nanodots, Nanobars, Nanorods, and Nanowires and Their Applications in Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 935. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9050935
Neng J, Xiang C, Jia K, Nie X, Sun P. Morphology-Controlled Versatile One-Pot Synthesis of Hydrophobic Gold Nanodots, Nanobars, Nanorods, and Nanowires and Their Applications in Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Applied Sciences. 2019; 9(5):935. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9050935
Chicago/Turabian StyleNeng, Jing, Chen Xiang, Kan Jia, Xiaohua Nie, and Peilong Sun. 2019. "Morphology-Controlled Versatile One-Pot Synthesis of Hydrophobic Gold Nanodots, Nanobars, Nanorods, and Nanowires and Their Applications in Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy" Applied Sciences 9, no. 5: 935. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9050935