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PHYS01200704032 Debes Ray - Homi Bhabha National Institute

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[HAuCl 4<br />

.3H 2<br />

O] at max. yield (wt %)<br />

Absorbance<br />

Chapter 4: Optimization of the Block Copolymer-mediated Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles<br />

1.6<br />

1.2<br />

2 wt% P85 + 0.016 wt% HAuCl4.3H2O<br />

1 wt% P85 + 0.008 wt% HAuCl4.3H2O<br />

0.5 wt% P85 + 0.004 wt% HAuCl4.3H2O<br />

0.8<br />

0.4<br />

200 400 600 800<br />

Wavelength (nm)<br />

Figure 4.9. UV-visible spectra of gold nanoparticles corresponding to the maximum yield for<br />

block copolymer concentrations of 0.5, 1 and 2 wt%.<br />

(a)<br />

0.016<br />

0.012<br />

0.008<br />

0.004<br />

0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0<br />

[P85] (wt%)<br />

98

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