Kinetic
Study of
Gold
Nanoparticle Formation
By: Ashley Cetnar
Supervisor: Dr. Kenneth J.
Klabunde
Welcome to my webpage. This page summarizes my experience doing research for the Summer 2008 in the lab of Dr. Klabunde.
Project Goals: To find the kinetics of the digestive ripening process for gold nanoparticles.
Research Strategy:
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Use both Solvated Metal Atom Dispersion and
Inverse Micelle procedures to synthesize a product to undergo reflux.
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Before, during, and after digestive ripening,
collect UV-VIS absorption.
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Analyze absorption graphs to find the rate of
the reaction.
·
Compare changes in ligand concentration, gold
concentration, and temperature of reflux.
Professor Larry Weaver's Lectures
Final
Report
Here is a web page with TEM pictures of my first sample.
Kansas
State University
Physics
Department REU Program sponsored
by NSF Grove
City College
Other REU Projects 2008
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Ethics American Institute of Physics