PHYS01200704032 Debes Ray - Homi Bhabha National Institute

5. CORRELATING BLOCK COPOLYMER SELF-ASSEMBLY
TO THE GOLD NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS 106-127
5.1. Introduction 106
5.2. Experimental Procedure 107
5.2.1. Materials 107
5.2.2. Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles 108
5.2.3. Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles 108
5.3. Results and Discussion 109
5.3.1. Tuning of Block Copolymer Self-Assembly 109
5.3.2. Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis with Different Block Copolymers 116
5.3.3. Temperature-Induced Synthesis 121
5.4. Conclusions 126
6. HIGH-YIELD SYNTHESIS OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES 128-152
6.1. Introduction 128
6.2. Experimental Procedure 129
6.2.1. Materials 129
6.2.2. Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles 130
6.2.3. Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles 130
6.3. Results and Discussion 131
6.3.1. Step-Addition Method 132
6.3.2. Additional Reductant Method 136
6.4. Conclusions 152
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