Abstract
A novel gold-pillared aluminosilicate (Au-PILC) were synthesized with positively charged gold nanoparticles capped by mercaptoammonium and exfoliated silicate layers. Gold nanoparticles were synthesized by NaBH4 reduction of AuCl4- in the presence of N,N,N-Trimethyl (11-mercaptoundecyl)ammonium (HS(CH2)11NMe3+) protecting ligand in an aqueous solution, and purified by dialysis. The resulting positively charged and water-soluble gold nanoparticles were hybridized with exfoliated silicate sheets by electrostatic interaction. The formation of Au-clay hybrids could be easily confirmed by the powder X-ray diffraction with the increased basal spacing of clay upon insertion of Au nanoparticles. TEM image clearly revealed that the Au particles with an average size of 4 nm maintain their structure even after intercalation. The Au nanoparticles supported by clay matrix were found to be thermally more stable, suggesting that the Au nanoparticles were homogeneously protected with clay nanoplates. The present synthetic route could be further applicable to various hybrid systems between metal nanoparticles and clays.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1020-1023 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 May |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the SRC program of the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through the Center for Intelligent Nano-Bio Materials at Ewha Womans University (grant: R11-2005-008-01001-0). The authors are grateful for the financial support to participate in the international conference by the Science and Technology Amicable Research (STAR) Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Authors also thank to the Ministry of Education for the Brain Korea 21 (BK21) fellowship.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry(all)
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics