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A Technique to Functionalize and Self-assemble Macroscopic Nanoparticle-ligand Monolayer Films onto Template-free Substrates
Published on: May 9, 2014
Self-assembly of gold nanoparticles through tandem hydrogen bonding and polyoligosilsequioxane (POSS)-POSS
Joseph B Carroll1, Benjamin L Frankamp, Vincent M Rotello
1Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
Abstract:
Diaminopyridine-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxanes (POSS-DAP) self-assemble with complementary thymine-functionalized Au nanoparticles (Thy-Au) into well-defined spherical aggregates, providing highly structured nanocomposites.

