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Preparation of Continuous Gold Nanowires by Electrospinning of High-Concentration Aqueous Dispersions of Gold Nanoparticles

  1. Katharina Gries1,
  2. Henning Vieker2,
  3. Armin Gölzhäuser2,
  4. Seema Agarwal1,
  5. Andreas Greiner1,*

Article first published online: 29 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1002/smll.201102308

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Volume 8, Issue 9, pages 1436–1441, May 7, 2012

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Gries, K., Vieker, H., Gölzhäuser, A., Agarwal, S. and Greiner, A. (2012), Preparation of Continuous Gold Nanowires by Electrospinning of High-Concentration Aqueous Dispersions of Gold Nanoparticles. Small, 8: 1436–1441. doi: 10.1002/smll.201102308

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  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35032 Marburg, Germany

  2. 2

    Physik Supramolekularer Systeme und Oberflächen, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany

*Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35032 Marburg, Germany.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 MAY 2012
  2. Article first published online: 29 FEB 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 19 DEC 2011
  4. Manuscript Received: 1 NOV 2011

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Keywords:

  • electrospinning;
  • gold;
  • helium ion microscopy;
  • nanoparticles;
  • nanowires

Abstract

Gold nanowires are prepared by the electrospinning of highly concentrated aqueous dispersions of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in the presence of poly(vinyl alcohol) and subsequent annealing at higher temperatures. Continuous wires of sintered AuNPs are obtained as a result of this process. The Au wires are characterized by transmission electron microscopy, helium ion microscopy, optical microscopy, and X-ray diffractometry.

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