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NBI Material Identifier 2
Particle Descriptor Gold-TMAT(0.8nm)
Investigator / Material Data Contributor: Name Dr. Stacey Harper
Investigator / Material Data Contributor: Affiliation Oregon State University
Investigator / Material Data Contributor: Email stacey.harper@oregonstate.edu
Material Type metal
Manufacture Date
Manufacturer Jim Hutchison, University of Oregon
Synthesis Process reduction using sodium borohydride in the presence of triphenylphosphine
Synthesis Precursors chloroauric acid (HAuCl4)
Purity ultra pure
Types of Impurities
Primary Particle / Material Core Data:
Primary Particle Size: Avg. (nm) 0.8
Primary Particle Size: Min. (nm)
Primary Particle Size: Max (nm)
Method of Size Measurement
Instrument Used for Size Measurement
Core Shape spherical
Core Structure solid
Crystal Structure
Core Atomic Composition gold [Au]
Number of Core Atoms 11
Mass Core Atoms (ng) 2167
Core Shell / Coating (if present):
Shell Composition triphenyl phosphine
Shell Surface Shape
Shell Linkage
Surface Linkages / Ligands (if present):
Outermost Surface Functional Groups N,N,N-trimethylammoniumethanethiol [TMAT]
Surface Chemistry Linkage Group / Type
Density of Surface Covered with Ligands (%)
Minimum Number of Ligands 10
Maximum Nunber of Ligands 10
Complete Material:
Mass of Core + Shell + Linkages and Ligands (ng)
Surface Area (Core + Shell + Ligands) (mm2)
Method Used to Determine Surface Area
Surface Charge: (positive, negative, neutral) positive
Surface Charge: Value
Surface Charge: Method
Redox Potential (volts)
Solubility / Dispersity Medium
Maximum Solubility Amount (ppm)
Solubility Reference Temperature (Celsius)
Hydrophilic
Lipophilic
Stability of Dispersions
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