ratio (w).
gold (nm)
v
Packing parameter: 1.0
al
Dh (nm)
10
Dh 8
4
Water molecules hydrating
4 6 8 10 12 14 16
AOT film
w =[H2O]/[AOT]
Water molecules at the
micellar periphery Fig. 7. Determination of
reverse micelle size.
Fig. 6. Hydrodynamic diameter of a reverse micelle.
2. Preparation of reverse micelles.
Sample [KAuCl4] mM [K2SO3] mM
Reactants Exchange
100%
100%
Xw =0.1032% Formation of gold nanoparticles
60 nm w10-10 nm
100 nm w10-30 nm
1.0 5 nm w10-50 nm
2.0 w10-80 nm
w10-100 nm
10 nm 80 nm
0.8
15 nm 50 nm 1.5
0.6
20 nm
30 nm 1.0
0.4 40 nm
Normalized absorption
Normalized absorption
0.2
0.5
0.0
400 450 500 550 600 650 700 300 400 500 600 700
(nm) (nm)
8-10 nm
individual particle
Aggregation of
particles
(*) V. Arcoleo et al. Chemical Physics Letters. Vol 258 p.p 223-227, 1996
DISCUSSION
Gold nanoparticles were synthesized in reverse micelles
with w=10. A possible core shell geometry with AOT
molecules is expected after the synthesis, which is in
agreement with the observations of Arcoleo and co-
workers.