Assembly of polygonal nanoparticle clusters directed by reversible noncovalent bonding interactions. Academic Article

abstract

• The reversible molecular template-directed self-assembly of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), a process which relies solely on noncovalent bonding interactions, has been demonstrated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). By employing a well-known host-guest binding motif, the AuNPs have been systemized into discrete dimers, trimers, and tetramers. These nanoparticulate twins, triplets, and quadruplets, which can be disassembled and reassembled either chemically or electrochemically, can be coalesced into larger, permanent polygonal structures by thermal treatment using a focused HR-TEM electron beam.

authors

• Fang, Lei

published proceedings

• Nano Lett

altmetric score

• 9.55

author list (cited authors)

• Olson, M. A., Coskun, A., Klajn, R., Fang, L., Dey, S. K., Browne, K. P., Grzybowski, B. A., & Stoddart, J. F.

citation count

• 80

complete list of authors

• Olson, Mark A||Coskun, Ali||Klajn, Rafal||Fang, Lei||Dey, Sanjeev K||Browne, Kevin P||Grzybowski, Bartosz A||Stoddart, J Fraser

publication date

• September 2009

publisher

• American Chemical Society (ACS)  Publisher

published in

• Nano Letters  Journal

keywords

• Binding Sites
• Dimerization
• Gold
• Materials Testing
• Metal Nanoparticles
• Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
• Nanotechnology
• Particle Size
• Surface Properties

PubMed Central ID

• 19694461

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1021/nl901385c

start page

• 3185

end page

• 3190

volume

• 9

issue

• 9

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1021%2Fnl901385c