title: Synthesis of gold nanoparticles in a biocompatible fluid from sputtering deposition onto castor oil.
abstract: The sputtering of Au targets onto castor oil generates stable spherical gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) of 2.4 to 3.8 nm. The AuNP size increases with the discharge voltage and the mechanism of nucleation and growth are related to the energy of the atoms/clusters ejected from the target.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Filmes Finos e Fabricação de Nanoestruturas, UFRGS, Instituto de Física, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, P.O. Box 15051, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Heberton
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wender
authors.forename: Luciane F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Adriano F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Feil
authors.forename: Elíseo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lissner
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Migowski
authors.forename: Mario R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Meneghetti
authors.forename: Sérgio R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Jairton
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dupont
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D002368:Castor Oil / Q000737:chemistry*; D003102:Colloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010316:Particle Size; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003102:Colloids; D006046:Gold; D002368:Castor Oil