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Gold

foil, thickness 0.5 mm, 99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Gold Powder, Gold element

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Au
CAS Number:
7440-57-5
Molecular Weight:
196.97
EC Number:
231-165-9
MDL number:
MFCD00003436
UNSPSC Code:
12141717
PubChem Substance ID:
24856107
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

foil

resistivity

2.05 μΩ-cm, 0°C

thickness

0.5 mm

bp

2808 °C (lit.)

mp

1063 °C (lit.)

density

19.3 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Au]

InChI

1S/Au

InChI key

PCHJSUWPFVWCPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Gold is one of the most popular materials to be used for neutron flux monitoring mainly because it possesses a large thermal cross section for neutron capture (197Au(η, η) 198Au. Gold has the half-life of 2.7 days.Reports show that the rate of dissolution of Au is very fast in SnPb solder.

Application

Gold based neutron flux monitors may use gold foils. Au foils may be used to form a AuSn/Au joint system for opto-electronic chips. Modified gold foil electrode may be used to study heterogeneous electron transfer properties of biological electron transfer proteins.3 Electrodeposited polycrystalline palladium-nickel alloy on gold foils may be investigated for the enhanced catalytic behavior of the alloy.

Quantity

6 g = 25 × 25 mm

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Study of wetting reaction between eutectic AuSn and Au foil.
Lai YT and Liu CY
Journal of Electronic Materials, 35, 28-34 (2006)
Performance and comparison of gold-based neutron flux monitors.
Steinhauser G, et al.
Gold Bulletin, 45, 17-22 (2012)
A kinetic study of oxygen reduction reaction on palladium-nickel alloy surfaces.
Li B, et al.
Electrochemical Society Transactions, 6(25), 139-144 (2008)
Tianxun Gong et al.
Journal of biomedical nanotechnology, 9(6), 985-991 (2013-07-19)
In this paper, we proposed the use of gold nanoparticles as plasmon scattering probes for dark-field multiplex imaging of live cancer cells. By carefully engineering the surfaces, aqueous dispersions of anti-EGFR antibody-conjugated gold nanospheres and gold nanorods are prepared. We
Tae-Sik Cho et al.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 13(5), 3711-3714 (2013-07-19)
The crystallization of Au/glass ultrathin films for surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor has been studied using synchrotron X-ray scattering and field emission scanning electron microscope. In films thinner than 30 nm, crystallized Au grains with [111] preferred orientation were formed
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