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CrystEngComm

One-step synthesis and assembly of gold nanochains using the Langmuir monolayer of long-chain ionic liquids and their applications to SERS†

Han Jia,a   Xiangtao Baib  and  Liqiang Zheng*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratosy of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan, P. R. China
E-mail: lqzheng@sdu.edu.cn
Fax: (+86) 53188564750
Tel: (+86) 53188366062

b General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metal, Beijing, China

Abstract

Gold nanochains were prepared at the air/water interface under the Langmuir monolayer of a long-chain ionic liquid 1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide (C16mimBr) through the reduction of AuCl4− ions by UV-light irradiation. It is revealed that these nanochains are self-assembled from gold nanoparticles about an average diameter of 15 nm. The synthesis and assembly of the Au nanoparticles can be achieved in one step. It is found that the structures of the nanochains are mainly dependent on reaction temperature. Both the π–π interactions and the steric hindrance play important roles in the formations of the nanochains. The application of the thin film of Au nanochains as a substrate for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was demonstrated. Interestingly, the enhancement property depended on the temperature. This means the effective “hot spot” of the metal nanochains are dependent on their lengths, which may be controlled by the temperature.

Graphical abstract: One-step synthesis and assembly of gold nanochains using the Langmuir monolayer of long-chain ionic liquids and their applications to SERS

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CE06375A
Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 Oct 2011
Accepted
08 Jan 2012
First published
17 Feb 2012

CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 2920-2925

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One-step synthesis and assembly of gold nanochains using the Langmuir monolayer of long-chain ionic liquids and their applications to SERS

H. Jia, X. Bai and L. Zheng, CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 2920 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06375A

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