Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.326, No.3-4, 299-303, 2000
ESR study on gold atoms produced in gamma-irradiated MTHF and 10 M NaOH aqueous solutions containing Au+ ions at 77 K
MTHF and 10 M NaOH aqueous solutions containing Au+ ions were gamma-irradiated at 77 K. ESR measurements at 73 K revealed the production and trapping of Au-0 atoms in the solid solutions. This is the first ESR report of Au-0 atoms which are produced radiation-chemically by reducing Au+ ions. The g(j) and hyperfine splitting values of Au-0 atoms were determined.