Layer-by-layer assembly of graphene and gold nanoparticles by vacuum filtration and spontaneous reduction of gold ions.

Layer-by-layer films comprised of alternating graphene and gold nanoparticle layers are readily produced by the two-step procedure involving the use of vacuum filtration of a reduced graphene oxide solution to fabricate the graphene thin film on the quartz substrate, followed by gold nanoparticle formation by spontaneous reduction of gold ions in a gold salt solution on the graphene films.

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