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. 2019 Nov 12;20(22):5648. doi: 10.3390/ijms20225648

Table 1.

Summary of the obtained XPS data BE (binding energy), FWHM (full width at half maximum), and the assignment from the enlisted references of AuIIICl4, PtII(NH3)42+, Au0 solid, Pt0 solid, polyethylene glycol (PEG)-2NH2, Au-PEG NPs (nanoparticles), and Au:Pt-PEG NPs.

Compound Atomic Core Level BE (eV) FWHM (eV) Assignment
AuIIICl4 * Au-4f7/2 87.8 1.3 AuIII
Au-4f5/2 91.5 1.3 AuIII
PtII(NH3)42+ Pt-4f7/2 73.0 1.7 PtII
Pt-4f5/2 76.3 1.7 PtII
N-1s 400.2 1.6 Pt-NH3+
Au0 solid Au-4f7/2 84.1 0.9 Au0
Au-4f5/2 87.8 0.9 Au0
Pt0 solid Pt-4f7/2 71.1 1.2 Pt0
Pt-4f5/2 74.5 1.2 Pt0
PEG-2NH2 C-1s 285.9 1.3 C–O and C–N
O-1s 532.4 1.4 C–O–H
C–O–C
N-1s 398.8 1.4 C–N
N-1s 399.8 1.4 C-NH2
Au-PEG NPs Au-4f7/2 82.9 0.8 Au0
Au-4f5/2 86.6 0.8 Au0
C-1s 285.9 1.2 C–O and C–N
C-1s 284.4 1.0 C–C
O-1s 532.2 1.3 C–O–H
C–O–C
N-1s 399.0 1.9 C-NH2
Au-NH2
N-1s 400.9 1.6 ---NH2
Au:Pt-PEG NPs Au-4f7/2 82.8 1.0 Au0
Au-4f5/2 86.5 1.0 Au0
Pt-4f7/2 surf. 70.2 1.9 Pt0
Pt-4f5/2 surf. 73.5 1.9 Pt0
Pt-4f7/2 core 72.1 1.8 Pt–N
Pt-4f5/2 core 75.4 1.8 Pt–N
C-1s 285.9 1.2 C–H and C–N
C-1s 284.3 0.9 C–C
O-1s 532.2 1.3 C–O–C
N-1s 399.1 2.1 C-NH2
Au:Pt-NH2
N-1s 401.0 1.5 ---NH2/NH3+

* the HAuCl4 compound was reduced under XPS analysis (Au4f7/2 at 85.3 eV assigned to AuI).