title: Surfactant-promoted formation of fractal and dendritic nanostructures of gold and silver at the organic-aqueous interface.
abstract: The effect of surfactants such as tetraoctylammoniumbromide (TOAB) and cetyltrimethylammoniumbromide (CTAB) on the type of nanostructures formed when gold ions present in the organic phase are reduced at the interface by hydrazine in the aqueous phase has been investigated. Extended fractal structures are formed at the liquid-liquid interface, the fractal structures themselves comprising cauliflower type units formed by gold nanorods. Accordingly, the nanostructures exhibit transverse and longitudinal plasmon adsorption bands in the 550 and 800 nm regions, respectively. Dendritic structures of silver are formed at the interface when Ag ions are reduced similarly in the presence of surfactants. The nanostructures consist of nanoparticles or nanorods with five-fold symmetry.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry and Physics of Material Unit and DST Unit on Nanoscience, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 5600064, India.
authors.forename: Ved Varun
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: G U
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: C N R
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000077286:Cetrimonium; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D044367:Phase Transition; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds; D050091:Dendrimers; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D014867:Water; D012834:Silver; C520892:tetraoctylammonium bromide; D006046:Gold; D000077286:Cetrimonium