title: Formation of Au nanoparticles in an ionic liquid by electron beam irradiation.
abstract: A novel method to synthesize Au nanoparticles via a reductive reaction in an ionic liquid containing Au3+ ions was demonstrated using a low-energy electron beam irradiation technique; Au nanoparticles (approximately 122 nm) formed by the incident electron beam were well dispersed and crystallized; this finding opens up the possibility that the use of electron beams and ionic liquids is of key importance in the development of new fabrication techniques for nanomaterials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-8531, Japan. imanishi@chem.es.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imanishi
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuwabata
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
chemical_list: D006046:Gold