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Six-panel figure: characterizing gold nanoparticles
A complete characterization figure for citrate-capped gold nanoparticles: the synthesis, a TEM image, the size histogram, the UV–vis plasmon band, the powder XRD pattern and the hydrodynamic size from DLS. Every graph is editable with its own data sheet; replace the example data and the TEM stand-in with your own.
Updated 3 cited papers116 editable layers
At a glance
- Category
- Multipanel figures
- Method
- Worked examples
- Product
- A 3 × 2 journal figure (a–f) for a nanoparticle paper or thesis chapter
- Key result
- Example data computed from simple models (Lorentzian plasmon band, Gaussian XRD peaks at the fcc gold positions, log-normal DLS); TEM drawn
- Figure
- 672 × 411.43 px (16:9), 116 editable layers, 5 generated objects
Step by step
- a · SynthesisCitrate reduction of HAuCl₄ in boiling water (Turkevich 1951; Frens 1973)
- b · TEMDrawn stand-in with a 20 nm scale bar: drop your micrograph in its place
- c · SizeHistogram of measured diameters (example: 15.2 ± 1.6 nm, n = 220)
- d · UV–visThe surface plasmon band near 520 nm for ~15 nm gold
- e · XRDfcc gold reflections (111), (200), (220), (311), (222) with Cu Kα
- f · DLSHydrodynamic diameter, larger than the TEM core by the citrate shell and water
Strengths
- A layout journals expect for new nanomaterials
- Graphs linked to their data
Limitations
- Example values only: replace with measurements
Uses
- Nanoparticle papers and theses
- Supporting information figures
Papers this template follows
- Turkevich, Stevenson & Hillier, “A study of the nucleation and growth processes in the synthesis of colloidal gold”, Discuss. Faraday Soc. 1951. doi:10.1039/DF9511100055method origin
- Frens, “Controlled nucleation for the regulation of the particle size in monodisperse gold suspensions”, Nature Phys. Sci. 1973. doi:10.1038/physci241020a0primary
- Rougier, Droettboom & Bourne, “Ten simple rules for better figures”, PLoS Comput. Biol. 2014. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003833review
Example data generated for this template; micrographs are drawn stand-ins. Replace them with your own. Synthesis after Turkevich et al., Discuss. Faraday Soc. 1951 and Frens, Nature Phys. Sci. 1973.
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Questions
What does the “Six-panel figure: characterizing gold nanoparticles” template show?
A complete characterization figure for citrate-capped gold nanoparticles: the synthesis, a TEM image, the size histogram, the UV–vis plasmon band, the powder XRD pattern and the hydrodynamic size from DLS. Every graph is editable with its own data sheet; replace the example data and the TEM stand-in with your own.
What are the steps shown in “Six-panel figure: characterizing gold nanoparticles”?
1. a · Synthesis: Citrate reduction of HAuCl₄ in boiling water (Turkevich 1951; Frens 1973). 2. b · TEM: Drawn stand-in with a 20 nm scale bar: drop your micrograph in its place. 3. c · Size: Histogram of measured diameters (example: 15.2 ± 1.6 nm, n = 220). 4. d · UV–vis: The surface plasmon band near 520 nm for ~15 nm gold. 5. e · XRD: fcc gold reflections (111), (200), (220), (311), (222) with Cu Kα. 6. f · DLS: Hydrodynamic diameter, larger than the TEM core by the citrate shell and water.
Which papers is “Six-panel figure: characterizing gold nanoparticles” based on?
Turkevich, Stevenson & Hillier, “A study of the nucleation and growth processes in the synthesis of colloidal gold”, Discuss. Faraday Soc. 1951 (doi:10.1039/DF9511100055); Frens, “Controlled nucleation for the regulation of the particle size in monodisperse gold suspensions”, Nature Phys. Sci. 1973 (doi:10.1038/physci241020a0); Rougier, Droettboom & Bourne, “Ten simple rules for better figures”, PLoS Comput. Biol. 2014 (doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003833).
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