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High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are commonly synthesized using the citrate reduction method, reducing Au 3+ into Au 1+ ions and facilitating the disproportionation of aurous species to Au atoms (Au 0 ). This method results on citrate-capped AuNPs with valence single states Au 0 . Here, we report a methodology that allows obtaining AuNPs by the dewetting process with three different valence states (Au 3+, Au 1+, and Au 0 ), which can be fine-tuned with ion bombardment. The chemical surface changes and binding state of the NPs were investigated using core-level X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). This is achieved by recording high-resolution Au 4f XPS spectra as a function of ion dose exposure. The results obtained show a time-dependent tuning effect on the Au valence states using low-energy 200 V acceleration voltage Ar + ion bombardment, and the valence state conversion kinetics involves the reduction from Au 3+ and Au 1+ to Au 0 . Proper control of the reduction in the valence states is critical in surface engineering for controlling catalytic reactions.
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