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- Title
Gold Nanoparticle Formation via X-ray Radiolysis Investigated with Time-Resolved X-ray Liquidography.
- Authors
Ki, Hosung; Park, Sungjun; Eom, Seunghwan; Gu, Jain; Kim, Siin; Kim, Changwon; Ahn, Chi Woo; Choi, Minseo; Ahn, Sena; Ahn, Doo-Sik; Choi, Jungkweon; Baik, Mu-Hyun; Ihee, Hyotcherl
- Abstract
We report the generation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) from the aqueous solution of chloro(2,2′,2″-terpyridine)gold(III) ion ([Au(tpy)Cl]2+) through X-ray radiolysis and optical excitation at a synchrotron. The original purpose of the experiment was to investigate the photoinduced structural changes of [Au(tpy)Cl]2+ upon 400 nm excitation using time-resolved X-ray liquidography (TRXL). Initially, the TRXL data did not show any signal that would suggest structural changes of the solute molecule, but after an induction time, the TRXL data started to show sharp peaks and valleys. In the early phase, AuNPs with two types of morphology, dendrites, and spheres, were formed by the reducing action of hydrated electrons generated by the X-ray radiolysis of water, thereby allowing the detection of TRXL data due to the laser-induced lattice expansion and relaxation of AuNPs. Along with the lattice expansion, the dendritic and spherical AuNPs were transformed into smaller, raspberry-shaped AuNPs of a relatively uniform size via ablation by the optical femtosecond laser pulse used for the TRXL experiment. Density functional theory calculations confirm that the reduction potential of the metal complex relative to the hydration potential of X-ray-generated electrons determines the facile AuNP formation observed for [Au(tpy)Cl]2+.
- Subjects
RADIOLYSIS; X-rays; GOLD nanoparticles; DENSITY functional theory; FEMTOSECOND pulses; ELECTRON density; REDUCTION potential
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020, Vol 21, Issue 19, p7125
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms21197125