Detonation of Fulminating Gold Produces Heterogeneous Gold Nanoparticles

Jan Maurycy Uszko, Stephen James Eichhorn, Avinash Patil, Simon Hall*

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Abstract

Fulminating gold, the first high-explosive compound to be discovered, disintegrates in a mysterious cloud of purple smoke, the nature of which has been speculated upon since its discovery in 1585. In this work, we show that the colour of the smoke is due to the presence of gold nanoparticles.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2231-2233
Number of pages3
JournalNanoscale Adv.
Volume6
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Jan 2024

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