PHYS01200704032 Debes Ray - Homi Bhabha National Institute

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CONTENTS Page No. SYNOPSIS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES xiii xxiii xxx 1. SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES 1-34 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. Characteristics of Gold Nanoparticles 5 1.3. Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles 10 1.3.1. Top-Down Approach 11 1.3.2. Bottom-Up Approach 12 1.4. Characterization Techniques 14 1.4.1. Spectroscopic Techniques 14 1.4.2. Microscopic Techniques 17 1.4.3. Scattering Techniques 20 1.5. Applications of Gold Nanoparticles 24 1.5.1. Biology 24 1.5.2. Nanoelectronics 28 1.5.3. Catalysis 30 1.6. Objective of the Thesis 31 1.7. Summary 33 viii
2. BLOCK COPOLYMER-MEDIATED SYNTHESIS OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES 35-55 2.1. Introduction 35 2.2. Block Copolymer 36 2.2.1. Block Copolymer Structure and Classification 37 2.2.2. Amphiphilic Block Copolymers and Self-Assembly 41 2.2.3. Applications of Block Copolymers 46 2.3. Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles by Block Copolymers 47 2.3.1. Synthesis Method 48 2.3.2. Role of Block Copolymer 50 2.3.3. Mechanism and Tuning of the Synthesis 52 2.4. Layout of the Thesis 54 2.5. Summary 55 3. MULTI-TECHNIQUE APPROACH FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES 56-82 3.1. Introduction 56 3.2. UV-Visible Spectroscopy 57 3.2.1. Surface Plasmon Resonance 57 3.2.2. Experimental Details 59 3.2.3. Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles by UV-Visible spectroscopy 61 3.3. Transmission Electron Microscopy 63 3.3.1. Experimental Details 63 3.3.2. Gold Nanoparticles as Characterized by Transmission electron Microscopy 65 ix
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Time-dependent Absorbance Chapter 2
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d/d (cm -1 ) P(Q) Chapter 3: Multi-
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Chapter 4 Optimization of the Block
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Chapter 4: Optimization of the Bloc
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SPR Peak Absorbance Absorbance Chap
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Absorbance Integrated Absorbance /
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g I ()-1 Integrated Scattering Inte
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Integrated Absorbance / Yield Absor
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Absorbance Chapter 6: High-Yield Sy
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Absorbance Chapter 6: High-Yield Sy
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g I ()-1 Chapter 6: High-Yield Synt
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Absorbance Integrated Absorbance /
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d/d (cm -1 ) Absorbance Chapter 7:
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Chapter 8: Summary Chapter 1 introd
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Chapter 8: Summary hence synthesis.
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Chapter 8: Summary irrespective of
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9. SANS Studies of Temperature-depe
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