Study improves understanding of surface molecules in controlling size of gold nanoparticles
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 10:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have shown that the "bulkiness" of molecules commonly used in the creation of gold nanoparticles actually dictates the size of the nanoparticles – with larger so-called ligands resulting in smaller nanoparticles. The research team also found that each type of ligand produces nanoparticles in a particular array of discrete sizes.