Issue 2, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Gold nanoparticles show electroactivity: counting and sorting nanoparticles upon impact with electrodes

Yi-Ge Zhou,a   Neil V. Rees,a   Jeseelan Pillay,b   Robert Tshikhudo,b   Sibulelo Vilakazib  and  Richard G. Compton*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Dept. of Chemistry, Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
E-mail: richard.compton@chem.ox.ac.uk
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Tel: +44 (0)1865 275413

b Mintek, 200 Malibongwe Drive, Randburg, South Africa

Abstract

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in aqueous 0.10 M HCl are shown to be electroactive at oxidising potentials greater than 1.0 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) by means of voltammetric monitoring of AuNP–electrode collisions. The method promises the use of anodic particle coulometry for the detection and characterisation of the AuNPs.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC16407D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Oct 2011
Accepted
07 Nov 2011
First published
07 Nov 2011

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 224-226

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Gold nanoparticles show electroactivity: counting and sorting nanoparticles upon impact with electrodes

Y. Zhou, N. V. Rees, J. Pillay, R. Tshikhudo, S. Vilakazi and R. G. Compton, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 224 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC16407D

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