Hardness and Elastic Modulus on Six-Fold Symmetry Gold Nanoparticles

Autor: Maryam Zarei-Chaleshtori, Brenda Torres, Carmen Rocha, José T. Elizalde-Galindo, Sergio Flores, Abel Hurtado-Macias, Luis Ortiz-Jordan, Manuel Ramos, Russell R. Chianelli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Materials, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 198-205 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: 10.3390/ma6010198
Popis: The chemical synthesis of gold nanoparticles (NP) by using gold (III) chloride trihydrate (HAuCl∙3H2O) and sodium citrate as a reducing agent in aqueous conditions at 100 °C is presented here. Gold nanoparticles areformed by a galvanic replacement mechanism as described by Lee and Messiel. Morphology of gold-NP was analyzed by way of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy; results indicate a six-fold icosahedral symmetry with an average size distribution of 22 nm. In order to understand the mechanical behaviors, like hardness and elastic moduli, gold-NP were subjected to nanoindentation measurements—obtaining a hardness value of 1.72 GPa and elastic modulus of 100 GPa in a 3–5 nm of displacement at the nanoparticle’s surface.
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