Fusiform gold nanoparticles by pulsed plasma in liquid method

Abstract

We have synthesized fusiform gold nanoparticles by recovering gold from a solution of gold nanoparticles obtained by dispersing of gold electrodes in hexane by pulsed plasm in liquid method. Formation of fusiform gold nanoparticles with length from 50 to 150 nm, and diameter of 5–15 nm was achieved by pulsed plasma in liquid method. Fusiform gold nanoparticles obtained by our method are different from the spindle-shaped gold nanoparticles which were synthesized from the growth solution, due to their loose structure, while spindle-shaped gold nanoparticles are dense and much larger in size (length 300–400 nm, diameter ~ 100–150 nm). In addition to this work, dumbbell-shaped magnetite/gold (Fe3O4/Au) nanoparticles were synthesized by using magnetite nanoparticles obtained in a cetylpyridinium bromide (CpyBr) solution with concentration of 0.1% and a gold nanosolution, where 0.1% sodium citrate solution was applied as a reducing agent. Our proposed method is characterized by the forming of discharge localization during the electrodes erosion process, simpler and does not require use of nuclei in the form of spherical gold nanoparticles and presence of growth solution. Fusiform gold nanoparticles were formed by simple reduction with sodium citrate from gold nano-solution.