Influence of microwave radiation on the growth of gold nanoparticles and microporous zincophosphates in a reverse micellar system.

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2006 · Mixed · Insufficient evidence

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PublicationLangmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2006

Study typeother

Reported directionMixed

Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

The water core of reverse micelles has been extensively used as the site for synthesis of a variety of materials. However, water-in-oil reverse micelles have a limited range of temperatures over which they are stable as a single phase. Directing heat to the water cores, the usual site of synthesis without heating the bulk provides added opportunities for synthesis. Microwave radiation is a method for superheating the water cores. In this study, we use an H2O-sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT)-heptane reverse micelle system for the synthesis of Au particles by hydrazine reduction of HAuCl4 in the presence and absence of microwave radiation. The duration of the microwave radiation was limited to a 2-min duration at a power of 300 W, thereby ensuring that the reverse micelle phase is maintained during the synthesis. At all hydrazine concentrations studied (0.5-2 M), the presence of microwave radiation led to an increase in the particle size of Au. The second system examined was the growth of microporous zincophosphate-X (ZnPO-X, an analogue of the faujasite structure) synthesized from H2O-dioctyldimethylammonium chloride (DODMAC)-heptane reverse micelle system. Microwave radiation was applied for 1 min at 150 W at various stages of the nucleation and growth process, and did not disrupt the reverse micelle system. Product analysis after 48 h of reaction showed that the 1-min microwave pulse, if applied during the nucleation stage (the first 4 h), promoted the formation of NaZnPO4.H2O over ZnPO-X. The effect of the microwave pulse at the growth stage was to promote the formation of ZnPO-X. Absorption of the microwave radiation by the water core and surrounding polar surfactant molecules leads to a rapid rise in local temperature (predicted to be approximately 150 degrees C/min for the AOT system), increasing the rates of intramicellar reactions.

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Study typeother

Effect directionmixed

PopulationNot supplied

Sample sizeNot supplied

Exposuremicrowave · Au synthesis: 2 min at 300 W; ZnPO system: 1 min at 150 W (applied at various stages)

Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

In an H2O-AOT-heptane reverse micelle system, adding a 2-min microwave exposure (300 W) increased Au particle size across hydrazine concentrations (0.5–2 M). In an H2O-DODMAC-heptane reverse micelle system, a 1-min microwave pulse (150 W) applied during nucleation (first 4 h) promoted NaZnPO4·H2O over ZnPO-X, while application during growth promoted ZnPO-X; exposures did not disrupt the reverse micelle system.

Outcomes measured

Gold (Au) nanoparticle particle size in reverse micelles
Product phase formation in zincophosphate system (NaZnPO4·H2O vs ZnPO-X)
Reverse micelle phase stability during microwave exposure
Local temperature rise / reaction rate changes (predicted)

Limitations

Microwave frequency not reported in abstract
No quantitative effect sizes or statistical analysis described in abstract
Laboratory materials synthesis context; no biological/health outcomes

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DOI: 10.1021/la060047j
PubMed: 16649802

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