Synthetic antibacterial agent assisted synthesis of gold nanoparticles: Characterization and application studies |
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Authors: | S Ashok Kumar Yu-Tsern Chang His-Chuan Lu |
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Institution: | a Department of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No.1, Section 3, Chung-Hsiao E. Road, Taipei, Taiwan b Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Nanya Institute of Technology, Jhongli 32091, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | In this study, we report synthesis of water-soluble gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs), having an average diameter of ca. ∼20 nm, using ciprofloxacin (CF) as a reducing/stabilizing agent. The synthesized Au-NPs have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), EDX, TEM, UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), X-ray diffraction and cyclic voltammetry. TEM and SEM combined with EDX analysis confirmed that spherical-shaped Au-NPs were formed. UV-vis spectra of the Au-NPs showed two absorption bands corresponding to the capping agent ciprofloxacin and surface plasmon absorption bands at 274 and 527 nm, respectively. The synthesized Au-NPs are used to modify a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) and its electrochemical and electrocatalytic properties are investigated. The Au-NPs modified electrode showed excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of methanol at +0.33 V in alkaline solution, which was not observed on the unmodified GCE. Further, electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen was also studied using the Au-NPs modified electrode at lower potential. Here, CF was used as a reducing agent for the preparation of Au-NPs dispersion. This Au-NPs dispersion is highly stable, and can be stored for more than three months in air at room temperature. |
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Keywords: | A Nanostructures A Thin films B Chemical synthesis C X-ray diffraction |
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