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ReviewNature protocols2025

Synthesis of chiral gold helicoid nanoparticles using glutathione.

Sang Won Im, Ryeong Myeong Kim, Jeong Hyun Han, In Han Ha, Hye-Eun Lee, Hyo-Yong Ahn, Eunjeong Jo, Ki Tae Nam

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Review in Nature protocols, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Amplification of Photochemical Chiroptical Activity of Chiral Gold Nanocubes.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Sang Won Im *Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7312-1805
Ryeong Myeong Kim *Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jeong Hyun Han *Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0008-3800-3692
In Han Ha *Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hye-Eun LeeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyo-Yong AhnDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eunjeong JoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ki Tae NamDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. nkitae@snu.ac.kr.ORCID 0000-0001-6353-8877

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2024-00409405
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chiral plasmonic nanostructures are in high demand because of their unique optical properties, which are applicable to polarization control, chiral sensing and biomedical applications. An easy and scalable synthesis method for these nanostructures may facilitate their development further. We have reported the synthesis for 432-symmetric chiral plasmonic nanoparticles by using a seed-mediated colloidal method facilitated by a chiral amino acid and peptides. Among those, 432 helicoid III nanoparticles particularly exhibited well-defined chiral morphologies and exceptional chiroptic properties, evidenced by a Kuhn's dissymmetry factor (g-factor) of 0.2, making them valuable for various applications. Here, we detail the synthesis stages, including the synthesis of seed nanoparticles, the verification of each stage outcome and the calibration of synthesis conditions. We further illustrate the troubleshooting section and video-document the stages to facilitate the reliable reproduction of 432 helicoid III nanoparticles. The procedure requires 8 h to complete and can be carried out by users with expertise in chemistry or materials science.

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