A study of the nucleation and growth processes in the synthesis of colloidal gold

J. Turkevich; P. Stevenson; J. Hillier

DOI:10.1039/DF9511100055

Corpus ID: 97664009

A study of the nucleation and growth processes in the synthesis of colloidal gold

@article{Turkevich1951ASO,
  title={A study of the nucleation and growth processes in the synthesis of colloidal gold},
  author={J. Turkevich and P. Stevenson and J. Hillier},
  journal={Discussions of The Faraday Society},
  year={1951},
  volume={11},
  pages={55-75}
}

J. Turkevich, P. Stevenson, J. Hillier

Published 1951

Chemistry

Discussions of The Faraday Society

After a preliminary survey with the electron microscope of various preparations of colloidal gold, a study was made of the process of nucleation and growth in gold colloids. It was shown that nucleating agents may be identified with reducing agents which form a mixed polymer with chlorauric ion before the reduction to the nucleus takes place. It was also shown that the law of growth is exponential. The average size, the deviation from the average size and the character of the particle size… CONTINUE READING

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